Hi Louise - they do love saltbush as Martin has said, but I’ve found them to be
very reliable in Mimosa Bush once known as Acacia farnesiana, but now Vachellia
farnesiana.
This prickly plant is quite common in Travelling Stock Routes north of Moree,
so may occur out further as well. It offers great cover for fairy-wrens despite
its weed status. Within their range they use any shrubby structure within
generally grassy habitat, particularly along grassy fence-lines.
As Martin also said getting acquainted with the call is very helpful as they
can be a little on the skulking side.
Happy and successful birding.
Allan
> On 18 Apr 2018, at 9:44 am, Louise Sherratt <> wrote:
>
> Gee thank you all so much for the info I visited Jondaryn yesterday and the
> man that runs the pub told me he has people visit from overseas to find
> them there is a reserve on Mount Tyson road which he says they have been
> seen in. I went but no luck. I am in a group on fb and someone posted a pic
> on it just a week ago and got quite obnoxious when I asked where it was
> taken. He said Darling Downs. I have a feeling it was in or around
> goondiwindi. I never knew about the salt bush so that gives me a clue too.
> Am so excited and will definitely let you know if I find one. Thank you so
> much
>
> On 18 Apr. 2018 8:06 am, "Glenn McRae" <> wrote:
>
>> Hi Louise,
>>
>> I Have found the White-winged Fairy Wrens around the top end of Lake
>> Coolmunda near Inglewood.
>>
>> Otherwise, they have been reported between Oakey and Jondaryan, best to
>> check Ebird for these reports.
>>
>> Regards
>>
>> Glenn McRae
>> Stanthorpe, Qld.
>>
>>
>>
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>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Birding-Aus On Behalf
>> Of
>> martin cachard
>> Sent: Wednesday, 18 April 2018 6:33 AM
>> To: Louise Sherratt;
>> Subject: Re: [Birding-Aus] White wing fairy Wren
>>
>> hi Louise,
>>
>>
>> if I were you, I'd head westward from Toowoomba towards either the St
>> Geogre
>> area, or more south-west towards the Mungindi/Dirranbandi districts...
>>
>>
>> I can't think of any particular sites off hand, but once you start to see
>> any saltbush, bluebush, or rolly-polly type vegetation by the roadside or
>> nearby to it, then I'd check them out.
>>
>>
>> someone else on here, who lives in or visits these districts more regularly
>> than I, may be able to be more specific with a location...
>>
>>
>> I would learn their call - it's not a hard one to remember, and is a very
>> mechanical reel that is very different to Red-backed, Superb and Variegated
>> F/w calls...
>>
>>
>> White-winged Fairy-wrens are one of the more abundant songbirds of our
>> inland areas nationally, but they do like the above vegetation-types...
>>
>>
>> and, you will see far more brown birds than bright blue & white ones too!
>>
>>
>> coming into this time of year, you will encounter many young brown birds,
>> brown females, and males in thier brown eclipse plumage too!
>>
>>
>> but when you find a group of them, hang in there and be patient, because
>> there will be a dominant male in his bright blue & white plumage with them
>> somewhere!!!
>>
>>
>> good luck, and please let me know how you go with it...
>>
>>
>> martin cachard
>>
>>
>>
>> trinity beach, cairns, FNQ
>>
>>
>> ****** PS : if you stuggle to locate some in these districts, then just
>> keep driving inland until you do... **********
>>
>>
>>
>> ________________________________
>> From: Birding-Aus <> on behalf of
>> Louise
>> Sherratt <>
>> Sent: Tuesday, 17 April 2018 8:42 PM
>> To:
>> Subject: [Birding-Aus] White wing fairy Wren
>>
>> Hi there
>>
>> I am a photographer searching for the wwfw.... I live in Brisbane and was
>> wondering where the best place would be to find them. Maybe around the
>> oakey
>> toowoomba area?
>>
>> Thanks
>>
>> Louise
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