Hi Folks,
We saw the Eye-browed Thrush this morning and just missed Barbara. We
arrived about 0810 and were lucky to see it within 2 minutes of arriving
as it was on the ground in the open. It flew back into one of several
orchard trees in the grassed area and spent about 10 minutes resting
before pouncing back onto the ground for periods of 5-10 minutes,
foraging for worms for which it was very successful. This was the
pattern it followed for the next 1½hrs we were there. It is very wary of
movement and best watched from beneath the Lychee tree (mentioned by
Alan and Mike), located a bit before and to the left of the house, there
are some bricks and a canoe under the tree. Due to it being very shy of
movement we stayed put and waited for the bird to approach us. It did
not come too close (8-10m) and was chased off by Buff-banded Rails on
several occasions. A large Carpet Python was nearby climbing up a Banana
Tree, lets hope it does not find the thrush!
Thanks to Alan and Mike for keeping us updated and to Terry and Michelle
for allowing us onto their property, extra thanks to Terry for mowing
the lawn in the orchard area and making the habitat suitable for the
thrush again..
Also of interest was 3 Cotton Pygmy-goose (2 Adults and a juvenile) on
the nearby Hasties Swamp (downloadable brochure
http://www.birdsaustralianq.org/pdfs/Hasties-Swamp-No-10.pdf ). There
was also one juvenile Green Pygmy-goose at the other end of the swamp,
apart from that not much else to be seen.
Cheers,
Keith & Lindsay.
Kingfisher Park Birdwatchers Lodge
RN 6 Mt. Kooyong Road
Julatten QLD 4871
Ph : (07) 4094 1263
Web Site: www.birdwatchers.com.au
Blog: http://kingfisherparkbirdwatchers.blogspot.com/
Winner: Wet Tropics 2010 Cassowary Award for Nature Based Tourism
On 16/02/2011 8:22 AM, Mike Carter wrote:
Barbara Harvey just rang to say that she saw the Eye-browed Thrush
this morning at 07.20 having followed my directions - except that the
second turning that you pass is Carson not Curson Road. It flew in and
perched very prominently in a tree.
Mike Carter
30 Canadian Bay Road
Mount Eliza VIC 3930
Tel (03) 9787 7136
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