Hello Alastair, Thank you for your prompt. I could also do with some more pics/info on Redthroats so I did a bit a bit of literature search. One of our greatest old time birdos in NSW was John Hobbs who lived a long time in the west. A couple of excerpts from his useful paper Birds of South-west New South Wales, Emu Vol 61 part 1. Redthroat This is a common resident some 20 miles north of Balranald on the Ivanhoe road, inhabiting old man saltbush and bluebush country. It is also common in cane grass and bluebush country west of Wentworth. Nests in July and August. White-browed Treecreeper A rare resident in the belar timber in mallee country and not seen west of Euston. The only locality where I found this species at all common was in the belar and sugarwood scrub between Buronga and Dareton. That was along while ago and no doubt some of that country could have been cleared in the meantime. I know of places further east in NSW for the treecreeper, Round Hill/Nombinnie for one, but they are not at all easy to find – always in sheoak (belar) You’ll have to go a long way west for the Redthroat. They can be found all around the outskirts of Broken hill, even as close as a paddock next to the Lake View Caravan Park.
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Grahame, When I lived at Ivanhoe John Hobbs was the local police sergeant, a fact the Victorian shooters never appreciated. Spent many a good time birding with John, a real gentleman and a good birdwatcher, possible best I’ve birded with in my 50+ years of birding. It’s just a shame his records have been lost. In relation to Redthroat’s a good place is Balranold (on the Hay road) and Hatfield behind the pub, in Old Man Saltbush and also just west of Oxley (west of Hay) in Bluebush/ Nitrebush along dry watercourses. Anywhere from Wilcannia to Broken Hill they should be found if conditions are suitable. White-browed Treecreeper the closes I’ve seen them is Binya SF and near Matakana on the Mt Hope road in Belah, usually I’ve found populations to be patchy. Also Ivanhoe if you know where to look and to the North of Balranold in Belah. Regards Neville —–Original Message—– Sent: Wednesday, June 3, 2015 12:18 PM Cc: birding-aus@birding-aus.org Hello Alastair, Thank you for your prompt. I could also do with some more pics/info on Redthroats so I did a bit a bit of literature search. One of our greatest old time birdos in NSW was John Hobbs who lived a long time in the west. A couple of excerpts from his useful paper Birds of South-west New South Wales, Emu Vol 61 part 1. Redthroat This is a common resident some 20 miles north of Balranald on the Ivanhoe road, inhabiting old man saltbush and bluebush country. It is also common in cane grass and bluebush country west of Wentworth. Nests in July and August. White-browed Treecreeper A rare resident in the belar timber in mallee country and not seen west of Euston. The only locality where I found this species at all common was in the belar and sugarwood scrub between Buronga and Dareton. That was along while ago and no doubt some of that country could have been cleared in the meantime. I know of places further east in NSW for the treecreeper, Round Hill/Nombinnie for one, but they are not at all easy to find – always in sheoak (belar) You’ll have to go a long way west for the Redthroat. They can be found all around the outskirts of Broken hill, even as close as a paddock next to the Lake View Caravan Park.
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