Hi Folks,
Just returned from a brief but satisfying trip to the Strzelecki track in
SA.
Participators: Steve Potter and Bert Harris.
Monday: Leaving Adelaide at 3am, we did a slight detour (300kms return) to
Lake Gilles to check out Western Yellow Robin (Steve) and Rufous
Tree-creeper (Bert). Also the fact that the lake was full of water!! Nice.
A quick stop at Iron Knob totally failed to find local race of Thick-billed
Grasswren (Myall) but did produce Red-throat.
Lunch at Arid Lands in Pt Augusta was quiet but still saw Chirruping
Wedgebill and White-backed Swallow - Two birds common for the rest of the
trip north.
7pm We arrived at the freshened up Mt. Lyndhurst station. Nice one Bill!!
Tuesday: Up early to head up the track 270kms to the Strzelecki crossing.
Various stops revealed a bag full of great birds. The country is looking
amazing with a tinge of green everywhere since the huge rains in February.
Highlights were, Banded Whiteface, Eyrean Grasswren and TWO pair of nesting
Letter-wing Kites at one location with a Black-shouldered thrown in for good
measure. Big numbers of Budgies and Zebra Finch. Black Falcon on the way up.
Inland Dotteral and Barn Owl on the Track on the Way Back.
The other highlight was seeing the Strzelecki crossing still with water in
it, though not moving. 100+ Straw-necked Ibis, a doz. of White-necked Heron,
Pallid Cuckoo and a few Cockatiel.
We did the drive back (230km of dirt) in 2.5 hours. The last hour in the
dark which I wouldn't recommend. Very close call with an on-coming car as we
were both in the middle of the Road!!
Wednesday: Early start at Rusty Car site produced Thick-billed GW,
Chestnut-breasted Whiteface (completing the trifecta) and a few others. The
two gates site gave us Cinnamon Quail-Thrush. The only real dip was Rufous
Field-wren.
We detoured via the Flinders Ranges on the return trip to find Short-tailed
GW at Stokes Hill. The Flinders also is looking brilliant with lots of
greenery and water in the creeks. Its going to be a great spring!
Home via a Schnitty at the Quorn Pub.
Great trip and thanks again to Bill from Mt. Lyndhurst, and John Turner (SA)
for all the good oil on the track.
Steve Potter
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Full List:
Emu
Australian Pelican
White-necked Heron
Great Egret
Straw-necked Ibis
Australian Wood Duck
Black-shouldered Kite
Letter-winged Kite
Black Kite
Spotted Harrier
Wedge-tailed Eagle
Brown Falcon
Black Falcon
Nankeen Kestrel
Inland Dotterel
Black-fronted Dotterel
Banded Lapwing
Masked Lapwing
Silver Gull
Crested Pigeon
Diamond Dove
Galah
Little Corella
Cockatiel
Australian Ringneck
Red-rumped Parrot
Mulga Parrot
Budgerigar
Elegant Parrot
Pallid Cuckoo
Southern Boobook
Barn Owl
Laughing Kookaburra
White-backed Swallow
Welcome Swallow
Tree Martin
Fairy Martin
Rufous Treecreeper
Splendid Fairy-wren
Variegated Fairy-wren
White-winged Fairy-wren
Short-tailed Grasswren
Eyrean Grasswren (Life)
Thick-billed Grasswren
Redthroat
Weebill
Inland Thornbill
Yellow-rumped Thornbill
Southern Whiteface
Chestnut-breasted Whiteface
Banded Whiteface (Life)
Red Wattlebird
Spiny-cheeked Honeyeater
Noisy Miner
Yellow-throated Miner
Singing Honeyeater
Yellow-plumed Honeyeater
White-plumed Honeyeater
Brown-headed Honeyeater
White-fronted Honeyeater
Crimson Chat
White-fronted Chat
Jacky Winter
Red-capped Robin
Western Yellow Robin (Life)
White-browed Babbler
Chirruping Wedgebill
Cinnamon Quail-thrush
Crested Bellbird
Gilbert's Whistler
Rufous Whistler
Grey Shrike-thrush
Magpie-Lark
Grey Fantail
Willie Wagtail
Black-faced Cuckoo-Shrike
White-winged Triller
White-browed Woodswallow
Black-faced Woodswallow
Grey Butcherbird
Australian Magpie
Grey Currawong
Australian Raven
Little Crow
White-winged Chough
Richard's Pipit
House Sparrow
Zebra Finch
Mistletoebird
Rufous Songlark
Brown Songlark
Silvereye
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