Hello birders,
My first day birding for a while led me all the way down the end of my street
and back - I was amazed how far I didn't get, with so many birds out in the sun
after a very wet week.
First up I heard a call I didn't recognise. Then I saw an Eastern Yellow Robin
- not it. Then, hanging around with the Robin was a bird I couldn't identify in
the field. When I looked at the guide at home the closest was an immature
Golden Whistler. I've never seen them near our house but I did actually see a
male and female further down the street a little while later which surprised me.
There were actually two immatures, unless one was a female - the thing is, the
call didn't sound like a GW's call - and the bird had faint striations on its
front. They were both calling in the same shrub - practicing? It didn't sound
right though. Otherwise all fits immature GW, especially the rufous edging to
the wings. Do you think this is what I saw - there isn't anything else it could
be is there?
many thanks,
Arwen
......................................... Arwen Blackwood Ximenes
Lawson, Blue Mountains,
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