Birds near Overlander Roadhouse Shark Bay WA

[Frank O'Connor <>]

Just received this report from Rory Chapple which backs up Dee
Stojanovic's comments recently.  Obviously an excellent season for
the area.

> Subject: Birds near Overlander
> Roadhouse
> Date: Fri, 25 Jul 2008 14:27:40 +0800
> From: "Chapple, Rory" <>
> To: "Frank O'Connor" <>
>
> Hi Frank
>  
> Hope you?re well. Just thought I?d let you know of the birds up near
> Shark Bay at the moment. Between the Hamelin Pool Stromatolites and the
> Overlander Roadhouse the birds are as impressive as I?ve seen in any arid
> area. All of the arid nomads seem to have turned up including hundreds
> and hundreds of crimson chats, lots of pied honeyeaters, budgerigars,
> cockatiels, masked woodswallows, brown songlarks, hooded robins and some
> associated raptors ? eg Spotter Harrier?s nesting, sparrowhawks, hobbies
> and the like. It certainly show?s it?s been a good season! Worth a look
> if you or any other interested birders are up that way. 
>  
> With it still raining up there and the wildflowers just hitting their
> straps it seems the show will go on for some time yet!
>  
> Regards
> Rory Chapple

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Frank O'Connor           Birding WA http://birdingwa.iinet.net.au
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