Hello Peter The Thick-billed Grasswren can be found around Wild Dog Hill, within Whyalla Conservation Park. It can also be found in suitable habitat at various stops along the road from Whyalla to Iron Knob -I don’t have any specifics on this. Also, they can be found in vegetation immediately north of Iron Knob, on the road to Kingoonya. I came across a breeding family just a few hundred metres into this road from Iron Knob. A good spot for the Chestnut-rumped Heathwren is the gully that leads from the carpark at Telowie Gorge CP, which is south of Port August near Port Germain. That’s the only location I know of in that area -I am sure there are others. I don’t like your chances for Bassian Thrush in that area. Best bet for them is the Mount Lofty Ranges around Adelaide and even there they can be difficult. As for the other species, I’m sure someone out there can help. Regards,Michael
Afternoon all, Now that I will be restricted to holidays during Victorian School Holidays we have booked a trip to the Eyre Peninsula for a week with a one-night stop at Port Augusta on the way over and three days near Clare over the Easter weekend. I have a copy of the new Thomas et al. and have had a look at Peter waanders website (http://www.sabirding.com/sites-index.htm) and will use these for the basis of some of the time (particularly around Lincoln NP). However, I am unlikely to get time to get to Lake Gillies CP or stop around Whyalla but can justify a day while at both Port Lincoln and Clare (and a few hours at Port Augusta) to go bird-watching. I don’t have any target species, but would be keen to catch up with any species that are not common around Mildura so any recent information would be good (for example I will be looking for Banded Stilts near Port Augusta. Targeted subspecies are as follows: Southern Emu-wren (parimeda) – Lincoln NP? Thick-billed (Western) Grasswren (myalli) – around Whyalla (for some reason I thought they might be at the Botanic Gardens at Port Augusta but appears not – I will try and visit anyway Chestnut-rumped Heathwren (pedleri/parkeri) – Is there anywhere around Clare where this species can be seen (otherwise might try the closest spot to Port Augusta) Western (Mallee) Whipbird (leucogaster) – Probably unlikely to be calling but I will try at Lincoln NP Bassian Thrush (halmaturina) – again anywhere around Clare?
Otherwise, general recomendations of good bird-watching (or family amusing) locations would be greatly appreciated. Cheers, Peter ===============================
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