After wet weather caused the cancellation of this outing in May and again in September, we arranged a later date in September which six people were able to attend. It was overcast on Wednesday 21 September but we stayed dry, and enjoyed a stroll along a quiet bush road, enjoying the birdlife and a good variety of native roadside plants in flower.
We recorded 21 bird species, the highlight being a Diamond Firetail which perched on an overhead wire. This beautiful small finch is not common in our area, so we were lucky to see one.
The dull light made bird identification difficult in the roadside trees, but we did see several White-browed Treecreepers, Grey Fantails, Kookaburras, Eastern Rosellas, a Striated Pardalote and a few too many Noisy Miners.
Here is the direct link to the eBird list - https://ebird.org/australia/checklist/S119435911
Have you noticed the Sacred Kingfishers have arrived back at Lake Benalla. They are summer breeding migrants to southern Australia, and start arriving in our area in late September. Listen for their loud kek kek kek kek calls, as they look for a partner and a suitable tree hollow for nesting.
Kathy Costello
We recorded 21 bird species, the highlight being a Diamond Firetail which perched on an overhead wire. This beautiful small finch is not common in our area, so we were lucky to see one.
The dull light made bird identification difficult in the roadside trees, but we did see several White-browed Treecreepers, Grey Fantails, Kookaburras, Eastern Rosellas, a Striated Pardalote and a few too many Noisy Miners.
Here is the direct link to the eBird list - https://ebird.org/australia/checklist/S119435911
Have you noticed the Sacred Kingfishers have arrived back at Lake Benalla. They are summer breeding migrants to southern Australia, and start arriving in our area in late September. Listen for their loud kek kek kek kek calls, as they look for a partner and a suitable tree hollow for nesting.
Kathy Costello
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