Hellow fellow Birdos! I’m pretty excited to share that this month I’ve been able achieve my target and set a new big year record for Victoria. The previous record was set in 2010 by Paul Dodd and Ruth Woodrow at the 392 mark (IOC listing) and I am currently sitting on 400 species for the year. With a few weeks left, I am still keen to try to climb as high as I can and use my time as efficiently as possible. Some remaining targets of mine include Plains-wanderer, Striated Heron, Greater Sand-plover, Lesser Sand-plover, Crimson Chat, Pied Honeyeater and Ground Cuckooshrike. I am off on a Port Fairy Pelagic in the morning still with the hope of birds such as White-headed Petrel, Salvin’s Albatross, South Polar Skua and Long-tailed Jaeger. Some other bird species in the back of my mind (no matter how crazy!) include Brown Cuckoo-dove, Spotted Bowerbird, Wandering Whistling-Duck, Black-breasted Buzzard, Grey Falcon, Eastern Grass Owl, Forest Kingfisher etc. Anyone with even the slightest bit of info on these birds (or something else!) would be enormously appreciated! On a side note for Plains-wanderer and Grass Owl, I’ve spent two nights chasing both birds up in the Myall and Pyramid Hill area but without even a sniff! But I’ll be going back this week (and doing whatever I have to do to find them!). I have also spent many hours up at Neds Corner hoping that a Buzzard crosses the border without any luck. Have also investigated three Grey Falcon sites provided from some local knowledge without any success. 18 days left, fingers crossed that I can add another bird or two! All the info on my 2014 VicTwitch is on my website here – http://jamesmustafabirding.blogspot.com.au All the best and happy twitching! James Mustafa 0400 951 517 www.jamesmustafajazzorchestra.com
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