I saw a small group of bell miners in some bush near the Peel River at Dungowan
today. To my knowledge, this is the first time they've been seen in this
area. I think they have been recorded up near Hanging Rock, about 50kms
further east, but that is a much higher, mountain type environment there.
I watched them for quite a while and there seemed to be about three or four of
them. The site was about half a kilometre on the Tamworth side of the
Dungowan Hotel ( approx. 23 kms SE of Tamworth NSW). At that point, the Peel
River comes close to the Nundle Rd and there is bushland on the other side of
the road. The birds were in the upper half of eucalypts quite close to the
road.
I was quite excited to record a new bird for the area, but I have to say that I
hope they don't stay! I don't want all my smaller birds to be chased away.
Annabel Ashworth
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