Hi birding-aussers,
Unfortunately our lovely car was written-off by our insurance company after we got it waterlogged attempting to cross one too many creeks in the Northern Territory a month or so ago. However, I have bought another 4WD and have to pick it up in Brisbane tomorrow (Friday). We will pick up the car and basically drive directly to Melbourne via either the Newell or New England Highways. We do not have much time for diversions as we have a prior commitment in Victoria on Sunday.
One species that we are missing from our list is Plum-headed Finch, and if there is any possibility of seeing these on our journey south, we would really like to try. Does anyone have any convenient sites that we could try on our trip?
Thanks in advance,
Paul Dodd
Docklands, Victoria
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A big thank you to everyone that responded to my request for information about the Plum-headed Finches.
You will be pleased to find out that Ruth and I saw a pair of them yesterday morning on Mosquito Creek Road, Coolmunda, Qld (thanks to Chris Sanderson for information on this site).
We had a male and female bird fly in and land on the fence wire next to us. They stayed long enough for Ruth to get quite a few photos.
Thanks again everyone!
Paul Dodd Docklands, Victoria