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Regent Honeyeaters - northern Sydney

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Subject: Regent Honeyeaters - northern Sydney
From: Thomas Wilson <>
Date: Sun, 25 May 2014 17:52:10 +1000
Hi all
At least three Regent Honeyeaters are currently being seen on the Chiltern 
Track, which is in the eastern section of Ku-Rin-Gai National Park in Northern 
Sydney. The birds are being seen sporadically at a patch of gums that has some 
very small amount of blossom and lots of lerps (but plenty of buds looking like 
flowering soon) - they are often high up and are regularly chased by other 
honeyeaters and they can disappear for an hour or so at a time - I got lucky 
this afternoon when they showed within about 5 minutes of my arrival and hung 
around for about 20-25 minutes before going somewhere else.  Last time I can 
recall any Regents in Sydney was the Jan 2010 bird at Nurrangingy Reserve in 
Doonside.
Plenty of other honeyeaters with them and along the track, including Fuscous, 
Scarlet, White-eared, White-naped, White-cheeked, Yellow-tufted, Yellow-faced, 
Brown-headed, New Holland and Scarlet, Eastern Spinebill, both wattlebirds and 
Noisy Friarbirds.  Also good numbers of Silvereye, Spotted Pardalote and a few 
Striated Pardalotes in there too.  Some earlier observers had also seen a 
Little Eagle.
The location for the birds is clearly posted on eremaea, so I'm not giving 
anything away. 
Cheers
Tom Wilson
                                          
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