Hi Jenny,
This is a reliable site for Zitting Cisticola and has been for
the last few years. They are also present much of the way to the boat ramp at
the end of the road (which becomes Morris Creek Road). From about January on
they do display flights.
Peter
On 28/03/2012, at 2:21 PM, jenny spry wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> As my Townsville trip was pretty much a wash-out there is very little to
> say about the birds.
>
> For the Birding Aus archive, and the interest of anyone going to Townsville
> in the near future, the only target bird I found was the Zitting Cisticola.
> I drove down Hodel Rd at Giru to a sign on the right that reads "Wildlife
> Refuge Carrick Plains". To the right of the road is tall green grassland
> and on the left there is rough grassland and a bit of a track that seemed
> to head to a house. Both Zitting and Golden-headed Cisticola were singing
> strongly at this location. At about 1500 the Zitting Cisticolas started
> doing display flights and calling over the rough grassland. The weather was
> totally overcast and raining heavily.
>
> cheers
>
> Jenny
> http://jenniferspryausbirding.blogspot.com.au/
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