Hi all,
Had one of the best days ever at Gluepot today - despite unseasonably warm
(24C) weather. It started off with a vagrant male Painted Honeyeater (which
has only been recorded here twice before) followed by no less than 4
Scarlet-chested Parrots...! The image of a brilliantly coloured male and a
female together perched in a low bush in the scope at less than 20 metres
distance is still firmly burnt in my memory (alas no camera). Further
highlights include a family group of Red-lored Whistlers (male, female at
possible nest site, judging by behaviour, accompanied by two immatures, one
of which was learning how to sing "red-lored-whistlerish" with some
Gilbert's notes thrown in to confuse everyone). Two flocks of Miners
containing a few Black-eareds each; a family group of 6 Striated Grasswrens
all being very busy singing and running around; White-browed Treecreepers,
Splendid Fairy-wrens; Gilberts and Rufous Whistlers; plenty of White-fronted
Honeyeaters; Southern Scrubrobins and Chestnut-quailthrush almost by the
truckloads; Shy Heathwrens, Black-eared Cuckoo; Inland Thornbill; etc
etc.....Head out there this spring if you get half a chance!
cheers
Peter
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Peter Waanders
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