Today was a great day.
Finally caught up with one of those bogey birds that has eluded me
previously - the Spotted Quail-Thrush!
Went to Mt York just past Mt Victoria in the NSW Blue Mountains, the
same location I had been once before where my two illustrious
companions on that visit saw it and helpfully pointed to where it had
been but i never laid eyes on it (except for a fleeting possible
flight view that didn't count!)
(Thank you Carol and Alan!!)
So it was with great pleasure this morning that my wife and I saw a
pair without even leaving the car as we arrived at the lookout
carpark! Of course i didn't have my camera set up ready and my bins
were in the back seat but still had good clear views. The male did
hang around just long enough for me to get a quick photo before
another car pulled up and pretty much ruined any more chances at a
decent photo or indeed another look.
Still, I was very happy.
Other highlights were a feeding flock of Brown-headed and White-naped
HE and a lone White-eared HE, not to mention large numbers of Red
Wattlebirds. A Peregrine soaring off the cliff was great too.
Cheers
Dave Stowe
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