haha thanks Alan for the correction there!!
sorry if I confused anyone out there in Birding-Aus land!!
cheers, martin cachard
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Subject: Finch Counting including possible Gouldians, Georgetown Qld
Date: Wed, 27 Aug 2014 20:06:34 +1000
Thanks to Martin for adding so much good information.
It was a slip of his typing finger though when he said, “Paperbark
Flycatcher (western limit of range here),” as it is actually the south-east
limit of their range.
Yours in birding competitiveness and one-upmanship,
Alan
PS For those who do not know and cannot read the tone of this email. Martin
and I are great mates, and I have a huge respect for his knowledge and birding
ability.
Alan's
Wildlife Tours
2 Mather Road
Yungaburra 4884
Phone 07 4095
3784
Mobile 0408 953 786
http://www.alanswildlifetours.com.au/
From: martin cachard
Sent: Wednesday, August 27, 2014 7:53 PM
To: Alan Gillanders ; Birding_Aus
Subject: Finch Counting including possible
Gouldians, Georgetown Qld
I just wanted to add to Alan's post re finches near
Georgetown...
i'm not going on this trip but I've been birding that
area around Cumberland-Green Hills very regularly since 1996 - other finch
species likely on this imminent trip include the locally common Masked Finch
(white-eared race 'leucotis'), abundant Zebras & Double-barreds, regular
Pictorella Mannikin, & the irregular Plum-headed Finch &
Chestnut-breasted Mannikin.
I personally have never seen a Gouldian
in that area as yet, but I've seen all the others plus Black-throateds more
often than not, so it's worth making the trip...
other very notable
species to watch for which I've seen personally in this area include
Spotted Bowerbird (only once further east at Newcastle Range), Spinifex
Pigeon, Ground Cuckoo-shrike, Painted Snipe, Pectoral Sandpiper, Black-breasted
Buzzard, & other more common good birds like Squatter Pigeon, Banded
Honeyeater, Paperbark Flycatcher (western limit of range here), Red-chested
B-quail, Spotted Nightjar, Red-backed Kingfisher, Cotton Pygmy-Goose (rare this
far north), Brown Treecreeper (vulnerable northern Black race 'melanotus'), etc
etc...
in over 100 trips to the area I've never seen Grey-fronted
Honeyeaters there but they must be there as they often get reported by
competent
observers...
good luck everyone who makes the
trip!!
cheers,
martin
cachard,
cairns.
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> Date: Wed, 27 Aug 2014 18:54:53
+1000
> Subject: [Birding-Aus] Finch Counting including possible
Gouldians, Georgetown Qld
>
> Greetings,
> Flat Creek Station
near Georgetown has numbers of finches, including a fairly recent sighting of
Gouldians, and regular sightings of black-throated finches
>
>
>
> A count will be held over the weekend of 20th & 21st
September
>
>
>
> There will be free camping
available for 19th/20th/21st
>
>
>
> If you would
like to join in please contact Peter or Adam on 07 40 62 53 04
>
>
>
> Regards,
>
> Alan
>
>
>
Alan's Wildlife Tours
> 2 Mather Road
> Yungaburra 4884
>
> Phone 07 4095 3784
> Mobile 0408 953 786
>
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