Fwd: South Coast Track – Tassie

Hi, Thanks a lot to everyone who answered my email, whether it be on the list or in private! Cheers, Viv Begin forwarded message: > From: “Jeremy O’Wheel” <owheelj@gmail.com> > Subject: Re: [Birding-Aus] South Coast Track – Tassie > Date: 11 December 2013 11:58:53 am AEDT > To: Vivien Rolland <viv.birding@gmail.com> > Cc: “birding-aus@lists.vicnet.net.au” <birding-aus@lists.vicnet.net.au> > > Hi Viv, > > You should get some of the endemics on that walk without much effort (other than having to do the walk). > > Green Rosella, Strong-billed HE, Yellow Throated HE, Tas Thornbill, Tas Scrubwren, and Black Currawong are all reasonably common in that area. > > Dusky Robin is a chance, but if you don’t get it there, some of the drier forests around Hobart are your best bet (Peter Murrell Reserve is good). > Scrubtit will probably require heading to higher altitudes, although it may be possible in some of the more rainforesty sections of the track. Around Mt Wellington is probably the easiest place to see it. > 40 Spotted Pardalote won’t be seen in that area, but is possible at Peter Murrell, and relatively easy to find at Bruny Island and Maria Island (you can get all the endemics on Bruny, and there’s a ferry out there that takes cars, so you can do it on a day trip). > Tas Native-hen is possible when you get to Cockle Creek, and on the drive from there to Hobart. They are also very common in some places around Hobart, including Peter Murrell, Gould’s Lagoon, and Water Works reserve, or even on the drive to the airport. > Black-headed HE is quite common in drier forests around Hobart, although probably a possibility around Cockle Creek (although I don’t think I’ve seen it there). Peter Murrell, Waterworks Reserve, Knocklofty or the areas around Mt Nelson would all be good sites. > Yellow Wattlebird is also common around Hobart. There’s one that nests in a tree (near the chess board) at Franklin Square in the middle of the city, or you’ll probably see them at every moderately forested area. > > OBP, is obviously best at Melaluca, and highly unlikely anywhere else, although I think occasionally seen on the walk out too. You should have a pretty good chance at the moment, since the population has doubled due to released captive birds, and I think early fledglings might be out by then too, so there could be over 50 birds in the area. > > Swift Parrots have been seen a few times at Peter Murrell recently, but your best bet is Bruny Island. > > Good luck > > Jeremy > > > > On 11 December 2013 10:58, Vivien Rolland <viv.birding@gmail.com> wrote: > Good morning, > > I will be hicking along the south coast track over christmas – from Melaleuca to Cockle creek. I have never been to Tassie so I will obviously be after endemics but in more general terms I would really appreciate any advice or tip you are willing to share! > > Thanks a lot! > > Cheers, > Viv >