Mallee fowl
Good luck, I haven't seen one yet. Best chance
is out Round Hill way were they have been spotted
on and off. Pulletop was put aside for
malleefowl, but they have long since departed.
We have been to Stackpool several times without
success
Plains Wanderer
Found at Oolambeyan. Michelle at Nat Paks in
Griffith is in charge down there
Chestnut Quail Thrush
I have seen them at Round Hill NR. Trawl along
the railway line. I haven't been to Taleeban,
sorry.
Brolga
Yes, thirty counted at Fivebough last weekend.
Also several Magpie Geese spotted by one team.
Gilberts Whistler
No reliable site, but best chance is Binya State
Forest. Along the western fence, north of the
railway, can be productive for a variety of birds.
Painted Honeyeaters have arrived and were heard
this weekend at Binya, also in bushland on Kalinda
Rd just out of Griffith.
Right about Campbells and Nericon Swamps - bone
dry.
Barren Box has plenty of water and is full of
birds. Need to contact Murrumbidgee Irrigation
6962 0200 for permission to enter.
Pulletop is worth a visit. There is often
something there but be prepared for nothing as
well.
The Griffith area is still solidly locked in
drought. Total rain for this year is 130mm, only
10mm in the past three months. Native vegetation
is dying all over the local hill, it looks like
the end of summer already rather than mid spring.
Birdlife is a bit thin on the ground but two
armchair twitchathon teams still managed at total
count of 143 species each last weekend.
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I will be spending 2 nights in Griffith over the
weekend and was wondering
whether anyone had any up to date information for
me.
I have already searched the birding-aus archive
for relevant trip reports
but am after more recent information.
My target species are:
Malleefowl (On the off chance that ther are any
recent sightings near
Griffith or in Binya SF. Is there still a bird
at Stackpoole SF or at
Taleeban?)
Plains-wanderer (Any recent sightings at
Oolambeyan NP or closer to
Griffith? Is the area around Morundah Station
worth checking out?)
Australian Pratincole (Any recent sightings
closer to Griffith than
Oolambeyan?)
Inland Dotterel
Chestnut Quail-thrush (Most likely spot closest
to Griffith? have they
been recorded at Taleeban before?)
Grey-fronted Honeyeater
Brolga (I am pretty sure I will get this
species at Fivebough Swamp. I
believe there were some 40 birds present last
week.)
Gilbert's Whistler (A reliable site near
Griffith?)
Of course I realise that some of these species
will be very difficult to
find.
My itinerary includes Binya State Forest/Cocoparra
NP, Fivebough Swamp,
Lake Wyangan, Hay Plains/Oolambeyan NP, Pulletop
Nature Reserve and
Talleeban Mallee.
I believe that Campbells Swamp and Nericon Swamp
are both dry and I assume
Barren Box Swamp has been dry for ages.
Is Pulletop still worth visiting? What condition
is the mallee in there?
Regards
Marnix Zwankhuizen
Senior Analyst/Programmer
Java Enterprise Technology
IT Branch
Australian Electoral Commission
Ph: 02 6271 4465
Fax: 02 6271 4644
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