G’day all,
This morning I drove down south of Alice to see if I could relocate the Scarlet-chested Parrots reported on Birdline NT yesterday. The short version of the story is – nope. Not entirely surprising, as they were probably just passing through but I had to have a go.
It was an outstanding drive in every other regard. The country is looking amazing after a light bit of rain a couple of weeks back. Red Kangaroos were in bigger mobs than I’ve seen in years; at least 30 in one mob and mobs of 20 were common. There were plenty of Wedge-tailed Eagles with young birds at a few roadkills and I counted 6 Spotted Harriers between Mt Breaden and Alice.
Everywhere I stopped by the Stuart Highway was alive with calls; White-fronted Honeyeaters seemed particularly abundant, as did Chiming Wedgebills.
Cheers,
Chris Watson
