I have just returned from a 2-week, 5,900 km drive from Melbourne to Tibooburra, Noccundra, Innanminka, Cameron Corner, Lyndhurst, Adelaide and return. The trip had two purposes, one to see the Cooper Creek Country looking green/with dry country birds and the other to try for the third time to see Letter-winged Kites on the Strzelecki Track. I was close to being stopped by rain on a few occasions but unlike some at the time of this posting, not really affected.
Everywhere there was a body of water, there seemed to be hundreds of Pelicans, Egrets, Spoonbills, Nankeen Night Herons, Gull-billed Terns and thousands of Cormorants. Away from the water, there were Spotted Harriers in good numbers, Fairy Martins at every culvert, Crimson Chats, Budgerigars, Woodswallows and both Songlarks. I managed to see some nice species: Black Falcon, Pied and Black Honeyeater, Bourke’s Parrot, Orange Chat, possible juvenile Black-eared Cuckoo, Plum-headed Finch, Gibberbird, Letter-winged Kite, Eyrean Grasswren, Flock Bronzewing, Thick-billed Grasswren, Cinnamon Quail-thrush, Chestnut-breasted Whiteface and Barbary Dove. I dipped on Grey Grasswren where the Adventure Way crosses Cooper Creek. I did not see a single Pratincole or Banded Lapwing.
I have a 7-page trip report with more details. Please contact me directly and I will E-mail it to you.
Regards,
Gil Langfield Melbourne, Australia gil.langfield@bigpond.com
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