John,
Thanks,
I use Clements checklist which lists Zoothera lunulata as Olive-tailed
Thrush. If I rememer correctly, Bassian Thrush is the name used by most
Australians and the Australian Field Guides and that confused us for a
period of time until we sorted it out.
Thanks,
Jim
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From: John Tongue
Sent: Wednesday, August 17, 2011 2:36 PM
To: James Holmes
Cc: ; 'Greg Little';
Subject: OBP RFI
Great report, James, and should be very helpful to David and Greg.
Just a couple of little extra notes.... It should make much difference to
anyone trying to find it, but it's actually Mt Wellington, not Ellington,
and I'm guessing the "Olive-tailed Thrush" is Bassian Thrush?
Also, Forty-spotted Pardalotes CAN be found (though increasingly rarely) on
the 'mainland', without going to Bruny Island (though it's certainly worth
going there if you can manage it). The best 'mainland' colony (though as I
say, in fairly severe decline) is at Peter Murrell Reserve, near Kingston.
The easiest way in to where they are is to turn into Huntingfield Ave, just
south of the large Roundabout at the Antarctic Division HQ. Abut three
quarters of the way down Huntingfield Ave, there is a large Vodapohone (or
other telco?) warehouse on the left (business may have changed, but building
should still appear on detailed maps). Take the narrow little lane beside
that building down to a parking spot for the reserve at the end. Walk in
and around the ponds, searching for 40-spots in the trees. As I say, used
to be very reliable there, though they are declining.
Otherwise, Bruny Island is the best bet. Much of the Island, though
Northern end is generally best - where James said, or seach any Euc.
viminalis stands around the road either side of the north end of the Island.
They're also recorded from the south of the Island, but I think the north is
probably the best bet.
Happy searching,
John Tongue
Ulverstone, Tas.
On 18/08/2011, at 4:04 AM, James Holmes wrote:
Dave,
My father and I did a trip to Tasmania in December 2009. We got
Orange-bellied Parrot and all the endemics in 1 day (although I would advise
alloting more time than 1 day as we were very lucky). We arrived on the
evening of Dec 5 and departed on the afternoon of Dec 8, birding all day Dec
6, 7 and morning of Dec 8.
We spent the night of Dec 5 in Kingston (SW of Hobart) because there were no
hotel rooms available in Hobart. We started very early on Dec 6 and went up
Mt. Ellington targetting Black Currawong because we were worried about
missing it on Bruny Island (more difficult on Hobart in summer?). We had 7
on the road (this was early in the morning and we were the first car up).
It was cold and we only spent a short time on Mt. Ellington but we also saw
Olive-tailed Thrush, Green Rosella, Pink Robin, Tasmanian Scrubwren,
Scrubtit, Tasmanian Thornbill.
We quickly drove back down from Mt. Ellington and over to Cambridge and took
a flight with Par-Avion http://paravion.com.au/ to Melaleuca. They flew us
roundtrip from Cambridge to Melaleuca and we spent most of the time in the
hide (weather was poor with rain and wind) successfully looking at
Orange-bellied Parrot and Beautiful Firetail. Upon arriving back at
Cambridge, we drove Backhouse Lane (about 1km west of the Cambridge airport)
as there are some ponds that had ducks/swans. With the recent problems for
the Parrot, I would recommend making sure that the birds are being seen
regularly at the feeder before going because the flight is very expensive.
We then went to Kettering where we caught the ferry to Bruny Island. After
arriving on Bruny Island, we drove up towards Dennes Point and got the
Forty-spotted Pardalote at an area ~3km south of Dennes Point where they
were doing some clearing on the west side of the road (There is a sharp turn
at this point, and you can actually see the clearing on Google maps. I have
it as 7.4km north of Bruny Island main road on way to Dennes Point).
We then drove to the south end of the island, birding along the way and
getting the rest of the endemics (Dusky Robin at Bruny Neck Game Reserve,
track to Cape Queen Elizabeth). We spent the night in Adventure Bay. We saw
the penguins and shearwaters coming in to roost at dark (Bruny Neck game
reserve, narros spit on the west side of Adventure Bay, signs show the
spot). The first penguins came out at 9:27pm on Dec 6. The next morning,
we got Black Currawong again on the road south out of Adventure Bay, just as
it starts to climb up Mount Mangana. We ultimately went back to the
mainland and birded around Hobart until we left on Dec 8.
Feel free to ask me any questions and I am happy to send you a trip list if
you wish.
Jim Holmes
-----Original Message-----
From:
On Behalf Of
Sent: Wednesday, August 17, 2011 4:21 AM
To: Greg Little
Cc:
Subject: OBP RFI
Hi all,
Don't mean to hijack your thread Greg, but I am also contemplating a trip to
Tassie over summer primarily to see the OBP. (I haven't birded TAS before so
all the endemics will be worth the trip too!) What would be the best time to
go down to Melaleuca with a view of seeing/photographing them? I would have
4-5 days max in the state.
Any thoughts/tips would be appreciated!
Cheers
Dave
On 17/08/2011, at 7:22 PM, Greg Little wrote:
Gooday BA
My wife and I would like to see the Orange-bellied Parrot and were
hoping to fly down to Melaleuca and see them at Christmas time.
However, circumstances have changed for us and we were hoping maybe we
could see them somewhere south of Melbourne around the third week of
September instead. Can someone please tell us if the OBP is likely to
be still in that area at that time and where we might be able to have
a chance of seeing them, off line if preferable. Also if someone is
happy to come with us and show them to us on the day we would be happy to
pay for lunch etc or whatever is necessary.
Thanks
Greg Little
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