Hi Tom,
I walk through that section of Lane Cove Park at least once a month &
generally more over the last few years but I generally start in Beecroft or
Cheltenham and walk along Blyles Creek & Devlin Creek before continuing past
Brown's Waterhole, under the M2 and finishing up at Epping Rd. The Bell
Miner colony has been present at Browns waterhole for many years although I
think it has spread a little in the last year. I have only once seen
Gang-gangs and that was along Byles Creek on the 14th March 2014 when I saw
a pair. I believe they are still seen in the vicinity of the native plant
nursery in Pennant Hills.
A pair of Grey Goshawks recently bred at Brown's Waterhole and on my last
visit several weeks ago the newly fledged Grey Goshawk youngster was still
hanging around near the nest.
>From Jenny Stiles
-----Original Message-----
From: Tom Wilson
Sent: Sunday, December 20, 2015 12:41 PM
To: birding aus
Subject: Upper Lane Cover River Valley - S Turramurra area
Hi all
I spent from 7-9am walking parts of the Great North Walk and STEP track in
the Upper Lane Cove Valley this morning (20 December). Highlight was a
single Bassian Thrush seen foraging in the Great North Walk just north of
Browns Waterhole approx 8:30am. There were lost of Scarlet Honeyeaters
along the track as well as 3 Rufous Fantails and the more common species
that I'd expect to see. A colony of Bell Miners has taken up residence in
the area around Browns Waterhole, which is new since my last visit (some
time in 2014 admittedly). There were no Gang-gangs seen or heard – although
it is entirely possible that the Sulphur-crested Cockatoos drowned out
anything else as they were particularly loud this morning. Are there still
a small number of Gang-gangs resident in the upper Lane Cove Valley or if I
want to get one on my 2015 list do I need to go a bit further afield?
Cheers
Tom Wilson
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