Hi Peter,
It is 'business as usual' on Ash Island again, now that the bridges have been
fixed. Just be aware that I can't think of anything of note there at the moment
- interesting birds only arrive when I leave town! ;-)
Note that there is a section of pretty rough muddy track near the junction of
Bell Frog Track and Wagtail Way which a car with low clearance might struggle
with.
In the Broke / Wollombi area, keep an eye out for the now-resident (or
temporarily resident at least) Spiny-cheeked HE's (maybe not of interest to
someone who lives out west but it is interesting to us coasties). South of
Wollombi there is a stringybark flowering that has attracted Regent HEs in the
past (a good road to take is Yango Creek Rd at Laguna). Alas the vast majority
of the 100+ Regents that were in the Lower Hunter woodlands appear to have
either left or gone to ground, with the only few remaining visible birds being
on private property.
The woodlands around Kurri have been turning on White-browed / Masked
Woodswallows and things like Rufous Songlarks have also just arrived. There has
also been the odd tardy Swift Parrot still around as well.
Cheers
Mick
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From: Peter Ewin <>
To: ? birding-aus <>
Sent: Thursday, 27 September 2012 4:43 PM
Subject: Ash Island Access?
I may have a spare day available in the Hunter Valley in the next week or so.
Ash Island would be one spot I would like to visit but I had a vague idea
access was closed. Is this the case? I would be looking in the vicinity of the
ponds around 'Wagtail Way' - I have been in the past and unless access has
changed in the last few years I should be able to find my way in.Any
information would be appreciated (also any information on anything interesting
in the area - particularly around Broke/Wollombi).Cheers,Peter
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