Hi all,
I've just had a very pleasant day birding in the Brisbane Ranges National Park
along the Anakie Gorge walk. Birdlife was very active, particularly between
9:00am - 10:30am. Of note 5 species of cuckoo were seen or heard including at
least 4 Black-eared Cuckoo (4 heard, with 2 seen), Pallid Cuckoo (1),
Fan-tailed Cuckoo (1), Shining Bronze-Cuckoo (numerous) and Horsfield's
Bronze-Cuckoo (numerous). One particular Black-eared Cuckoo was feeding in
Silver Wattle, gorging itself on the furry caterpillar of the Muslin Moth
(Diaphora mendica), many of which were walking slowing across the track. The
best spot for cuckoo was about 3/4 of the way up the 3 km walk, towards the
Stony Creek Picnic Area end.
Honeyeater numbers of were also very high - the most I've seen at a single site
in Victoria during 2009 - with large numbers of White-naped, Yellow-faced,
Yellow-tufted, Brown-headed Honeyeater and White-eared Honeyeater, providing
the perfect context for fledging cuckoo. Parrots were also well represented:
Sulphur-crested Cockatoo, Long-billed and Little Corella, Galah, Crimson
Rosella, Red-rumped Parrot, Purple-crowned Lorikeet, and a single Blue-winged
Parrot flying over gorge. Also seen Rufous Songlark, White-winged Triller,
Scarlet and Eastern Yellow Robin, Dusky Woodswallow, a Peregrine, and up to 5
Wedge-tailed Eagle.
Fantastic birding.
Also happy birthday to the Wyperfeld National Park, 100 yrs old today. One of
my most memorable birding moments was seeing Black-eared Cuckoo, Black
Honeyeater and then Redthroat, one after another, in flowering heath along the
Lake Brambruk walk in southern Wyperfeld. At the time I kept thinking "could it
get any better!"
Cheers,
Tim
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