In one afternoon I managed Regent Honeyeaters and a small group of Australian
Painted Snipe, I was quite chuffed with that.
Michael Ramsey
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> Date: Wed, 25 Jan 2012 20:39:09 +1100
> Subject: Re: [Birding-Aus] Scarlet-chested and Orange-bellied Parrots in 24
> hrs
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>
> I managed all 12 Tasmanian endemics in 5.5 hours on Bruny Island last summer
> (though I'm sure someone else will have done better!). It would have been 3
> hours, except I couldn't find a Yellow-throated Honeyeater... I guess it is
> one of those rules, that you can never find the common birds when you want
> them ;)
> Joshua Bergmark
>
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> > Date: Wed, 25 Jan 2012 18:59:41 +1100
> > Subject: Re: [Birding-Aus] Scarlet-chested and Orange-bellied Parrots in 24
> > hrs
> >
> > Good one Peter. Arguably the two hardest to see neophemas in just over 24
> > hours. I wonder how many other similar achievements have been accomplished
> > by others in the past. I know that when Ruth and I were in central Australia
> > with Tim Dolby in 2010 we figured, over a beer or two, that to see both
> > Princess Parrot and Grey Falcon in the same day would be the pinnacle of
> > Australian birding achievements - alas, it was not to be! Ruth and I managed
> > to see all three bitterns in Victoria in the same week in December 2010,
> > starting with Little Bittern at Reedy Lake near Geelong, followed by Aussie
> > Bittern in Terrick Terrick a day or two later, and then Black Bittern at
> > Gipsy Point two days after that. I know that Tim Bawden noted that he saw
> > all six neophema parrots in a calendar year in 2011 - a feat that has
> > probably only been accomplished by a few birders in the past (Dools, Kevin
> > Bartram and a few others that have attempted Australian Big Years). Ruth and
> > I have also been on a pelagic in which all on the boat, including two very
> > experienced experts got a tick - but I am sure that probably happens every
> > other year or so.
> >
> > I would be really interested to hear anyone else's achievements.
> >
> > Paul Dodd
> > Docklands, Victoria
> >
> >
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> > Sent: Wednesday, 25 January 2012 1:44 PM
> > To: Birding Aus
> > Subject: [Birding-Aus] Scarlet-chested and Orange-bellied Parrots in 24 hrs
> >
> > Hi all,
> >
> > Last Saturday morning myself and two clients observed 2 Scarlet-chested
> > Parrots at Gluepot at around 8:15am. The following morning with Helga
> > Kieskamp I observed 2 Orange-bellied Parrots at Melaleuca at around 9:15am.
> > Later I realised that both sightings were just over 24 hours apart
> > (allowing for the 30 mins time difference). We flew to Melaleuca with
> > TasAir, who I can recommend as they were very flexible and accommodating of
> > birders' needs. Once at Melaleuca we had excellent weather for two days and
> > observed Orange-bellied Parrots many times (highest count was a flock of
> > 6), also a recently fledged juvenile. Other good birds seen were Ground
> > Parrot, Striated Fieldwren, Southern Emuwren, Dusky Robin, Beautiful
> > Firetail and a Latham's Snipe.
> >
> > Photos in my webalbum:
> > https://picasaweb.google.com/waanders.peter/BirdPhotos2012?authuser=0&feat=d
> > irectlink
> >
> > cheers
> > Peter
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