Forgot to add - Nulla had lots of (the possibly soon to be listed Vulnerable)
White-fronted Chats and quite a few Orange Chats. Possibly 1 female Crimson
Chat flushed off the road (with a White-winged Triller!) but as I wasn't
driving I didn't get a chance to return and confirm it.
Cheers,
Peter
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> Date: Tue, 22 Sep 2009 11:03:37 +1000
> Subject: [Birding-Aus] Travels around SW NSW and NSW Victoria
>
>
> I have had a chance with both work and family to travel a bit around SW NSW
> and NW Victoria from my Mildura base. Spring is well and truly about and
> hopefully the 15mm of rain we had overnight will get things well and truly
> breeding.
>
> Friday 11/9 - Yanga NP - Very vocal White-winged Triller and the usual
> White-backed Swallows at the Homestead. Drove a bit of the park for work and
> saw big numbers of Black-tailed Native-hen at some environmental water and 1
> Rufous Songlark in the far north of the park. The weather was windy so not
> much was calling.
>
> Saturday 12/9 1 Pallid Cuckoo calling near Apex Park on the Murray River in
> Mildura (heard another at Buronga on the NSW side of the river on Thursday).
>
> Friday 18/9 - King's Billabong - A single Sacred Kingfisher calling, lots of
> Reed-wrablers, high flocks of Woodswallows overhead (some came down low
> enough to identify White-browed), lots of Whiskered Terns over the water
> (first I have seen around here but they probably are reasonably common),
> potential nesting of ibis on an island in the middle of the main lagoon and
> the usual bush bird about.
>
> Saturday 19/9 While walking to the local shopping centre, a large flock of
> woodswallows flew over town - no binoculars but again a few White-broweds
> came low enough to ID
>
> Sunday 20/9 - A quick trip to another couple of spots on the Murray River
> produced nothing exciting, but another Sacred Kingfisher was calling on the
> NSW side of the river near Lock 10 (downstream of Wentworth). While hanging
> washing out late in the evening a pair of Little Friarbirds briefly alighted
> in a Eucalypt in the next door neighbours yard before being chased away by
> resident Red Wattlebirds. A new bird for my house list, and another bird was
> heard around the corner as I put the bins away this morning (this would have
> been close enough to count).
>
> Yesterday - had a trip to Nulla Station near Lake Victoria on the NSW
> Mildura-Renmark Road. Once again spent most of the day in the car
> (particularly when the first storm came over) but saw a few good things. A
> few White-winged Trillers scattered around, White-browed (and at least 1
> Masked) Woodswallows feeding very low as the storm front came over,
> Red-backed Kingfishers (not rare but always nice), a Gull-billed Tern was a
> nice surprise (put the binoculars to confirm Caspian so lucky I checked) and
> some very intersting habitat for future checks of Redthroat and Rufous
> Fieldwrens (the latter was recorded in the Birds Australia Atlas, but at 2 of
> the 3 sites I have visited I have seen Redthroats so I am keen to identify
> some sites for future survey. Nulla has some very interesting lake areas
> (including a few rare plants which was part of my day's trip) so I hope to
> get back out there agian in the next few weeks.
>
> No Rainbow Bee-eaters yet, but they should be here soon. Hopefully I will get
> down to the Etiwanda wetlands this afternoon and try and get down to Hattah
> Kulkyne on the weekend in some of the good spring weather.
>
> Cheers,
> Peter
>
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