Birdline Northern Territory Weekly Update

Birdline Northern Territory Published sightings for the week ending 12 Oct 2014. Fri 10 Oct Bourkes Parrots Kunoth Bore 24 Bourkes Parrots were counted coming into drink late dusk, most birds arriving near dark. Possibly more, calls heard but to dark to count. A Spotted Nightjar also came to drink 3 times. Steve Roderick Wed 8 Oct Grey Honeyeater 4.4kms west of Ochre pits West Mac Ranges Single bird feeding and calling in Mulga. Steve Roderick Mon 6 Oct White-fronted Honeyeater Alice Springs Desert Park Several birds feeding on flowering grevillea in the sand country habitat this morning. Pied and Black Honeyeaters also observed in this location in recent days. Pete Nunn Sun 5 Oct Painted Honeyeater Threeways Roadhouse Report on behalf of John Pearson vie eBird: “turned up at water hole with Grey-headed Honeyeaters”. Chris Watson per John Pearson Thu 2 Oct Pectoral Sandpiper Alice Springs Waste Stabilisation Ponds Single bird foraging alone in EP7c. Pete Nunn