Hi all
A very enjoyable and interesting Friday spent avoiding APEC (OPEC to
some..)-crazy Sydney at the Capertee Valley. Weather was cool and
partially overcast with a few very light rainfalls, generally good
conditions for birding. Main birding in the Valley was roadsides from
about 17 kms in (from Capertee) to about 22 kms in. The folllowing were
highlights:
Little Corella - a few amongst Sulphur-crested Cockatoos
Little Lorikeets - common
Turquoise Parrot - 2 seen about 17 kms in - my first sightings of this
beautiful bird in about 10 years (does anyone still see them in w
Sydney??)
Horsfields Bronze-cuckoo - 1 seen others heard
Brown Treecreeper - common
White-throated Gerygone - several heard
Little Friarbird - at least 2 amongst large numbers of Noisys
Yellow tufted and New Holland Honeyeaters - in creekside growth only
Fuscous and White-plumed Honeyeaters were the dominant species, both
abundant
Jacky Winter - vocal and widely seen
Hooded Robin - 5 about 22 kms in
W-browed Babbler - seen at 3 locations
Crested Shrike-tit - small party
Dusky Woodswallow - along with Fuscous Honeyeaters was most commonly
seen species in the valley
Zebra Finch - at Glen Davis only
Plum-headed Finch - 6 in roadside grass about 22 kms into valley
Rufous Songlark - males very vocal throughout valley
No Regents or Painted HEs - only a couple of flowering eucalypts seen in
the Valley.
En route on Bells Line of Road:
W-headed Pigeon - 1 Kurrajong Hts and 1 at Mt Bell (have not previously
seen this species at this altitude in Blue Mtns before - close to 1000m
- uncertain if this is unusual)
Gang Gang Cockatoo - 6 Walls L'out
Scarlet Robin - 1 f Walls L'out
Thank you to those who provided information to me about this beautiful
place.
Eric Finley
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