In 1988 I saw a name on a list of the birds of Cobar and looked the person up in the phonebook and rang him and asked him to show me the Chestnut-breasted Quailthrush. He had a dog with him and was able to show me nests of this bird and several other species. Later that year another birdwatcher and I were going to Stockton to see an Asiatic Dowitcher and in the car he was telling me of recent arrests the NPWS had made of egg collectors. This person was one of the worst apparently. There was some discussion months ago on birding-as about the skills of top egg collectors. They were in a level far above the everyday twitcher IMHO. I saw 2 Chestnut-breasted Quailthrush with him 6-5-88. I saw 6 with friends on 6-6-92. I saw 1 male & 2 females on 14-6-93 and 1 yesterday. Is June the best time to see this bird? I don’t see Cobar NSW mentioned in the latest T&T. There are lots of good birds in the district. Worth checking out. Trevor from the iPhone
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