Just returned from a few pleasant days birding at Dryandra Woodland, staying in one of the Lions cottages there. The weather was a bit variable but we got out for plenty of walks. For birds, the start of the Ochre Track was the most productive. In the first 200m we saw the western form of Crested Shrike Tit, Red-Capped Parrot, Elegant Parrot, Blue-backed fairy-wren (also on Lol Grey Track), Rufous Treecreeper etc. The only bird we didn’t catch up with was Little Wattlebird. There were approx. 40 Carnaby’s Black -cockatoo feeding in a paddock adjacent to the woodland. We weren’t able to find any Numbats, the weather didn’t help, but we saw one Bettong while spotlighting, certainly not as many as were there when we visited previously. All in all we saw well over 50 species in the few days. The cottages are basic, clean and comfortable and we must thank John and Lisa for their suggestions of spots to go looking for birds and mammals. Deb and Ju ===============================
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