Dear All
just a quick note to thank everyone who responded to me re. my requests for help on a few selected species in SW WA. I managed to see all the SW WA endemics (not Western GP of course!) during the trip, and saw all but one of my target species / sub-species:
Long-billed Black Cockatoos – 100s in the Armidale area Western Corella – 100s of both forms (New Norcia / Rocky Gully) Western Whipbirds – prolonged views of 2 different birds sitting out singing for several minutes on 2 consecutive mornings at Cheyne Beach Mallee (Western) Whipbird – male siting out in the open singing in Sterling Range NP Noisy Scrub-birds – numerous views in the open and in the bins for the first time! Slaty-backed Thornbill – numerous in the Paynes Find / Cue area Soft-plumaged Petrels – many on the Hilary’s Trip inc. dark phase birds
Western (Rufous) Fieldwren – excellent views in the Sterling Range NP – so different to the birds I’ve seen in the SA deserts – the SW WA birds are more reminicsent of Striated Fieldwren in many ways. Thick-billed (Western) Grasswren – easy at Monkey Mia in the Car park as usual! Western – Chestnut-breasted Quail-thrush – distinctly different to the Qld birds I’m use to seeing.
I got good photos of everything except noisy scrub-bird! Just blurrs of the latter!
The only target I missed was Grey Honeyeater – I spent 1 1/2 days looking and I couldn’t even string one with poor views!!!!! I got good on all the thornbills, redthroats, etc. etc.
thanks
Rob Morris
Brisbane, Australia
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