Hello all,
I was excited to discover a Striped Honeyeater at my birdbath today. While
watching the Bowerbirds and Little (Brush) Wattlebirds bathing, I noticed a
smaller bird on the rail near the bath. On closer inpsection with binos I
could clearly see it was not a species I had seen here before. I took a few
photos but they aren't that great as it had just had a bath. The main features
were dark streaks on head, short beak with a very slight curve, dark stripes
down the side of face and white underneath. The back, flight feathers and tail
were mainly brown. It was also a lot smaller than the Little Wattlebirds
nearby. I could not see any records south of Sydney on the coast to Kangaroo
Valley and wondered if anyone else has more information on this.
We were also fortunate to see a Bar-shouldered dove here recently, only ever
seeing two in 14 years.
Regards,
Carla Jackett
Kangaroo Valley NSW
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