Hello All. I have recently returned from a four week-four state birding trip starting and ending in Brisbane. I travelled down through Eastern NSW, across to North-west Victoria, then down to Portland for the May pelagic. Then I went up through SA, taking in Kangaroo Is., some of the Eyre Peninsular, and the Flinders Ranges. I then headed north along the Strzlecki Track, across to Cameron Corner and Sturt NP, then I Headed up to Thargomindah and across southern QLD. Along the way I was lucky enough to see some real pearlers such as Great Shearwater & Sooty Albatross; four grasswrens and Mallee Emuwren; Chestnut-breasted and Banded Whiteface; Letter-winged Kites and Flock Bronzewings. Less rare, but new for me, were Gibberbird, Cinnamon Quail-thrush, Rufous Treecreeper and a few Neophemas. I managed reasonable shots of most of them (Except Mallee-bloody-Emuwren!) which I will post on Wildiaries. Rather than produce a long boring trip report I will (as time permits) produce a series of individual site reports so that people can just check out whatever interests them personally. The first four of these are now live at http://aussiebirding.wildiaries.com/
Cheers Steve Murray
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