I drove the Tjukaruru (Docker River) road two weekends ago, and no PPs and this road is now impassable due to yet more rain. One of our trucks got itself in a spot of bother while trying to get through to the community and was forced to head back to Mutitjulu.
I drove the Gary Junction Hwy (Kintore rd) last weekend and only narrowly made it back to Alice. I am due to head back out there this weekend but the road may be impassable past Mt Leibig. Last weekend I had excellent views of vast flocks of Masked Woodswallow, and saw many Chiming Wedgebill. Black Honeyeaters and Pied Honeyeaters abound, but no PPs on this rd either yet.
The drizzly weather has continued for the last three days here in the centre but the sun is back for now. All the drivers for my company have been put on the alert and instructed what to look for – two of them are aviarists with good knowledge of PPs anyway. We traverse the roads to Docker, Kintore and Nyapari and Pipalyatjara several times a week and I will get the word out as soon as the birds begin to spread out, as they surely must. There are plenty of eyes out there now so I hope we’ll be able to get a good picture of how this irruption unfolds over the coming months.
Chris Watson Alice Springs ===============================
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Excellent work Chris, thank you.
Tony