Hi all,
The “other group of birders” in Jenny’s report were Heyn, Raja and myself. I apologize for the late report. We had a great time out there -thanks again, Toni & Peter! The species of the trip was obviously Princess Parrot! We had a total of 82 species but dipped on both “big greys” – Grey Falcon and Grey Honeyeater (Raja and I had a Grey Honeyeater at Kunoth Well in September 2007, but it would have been great to see this species again). We also missed a few of Jenny’s other raptors. We had a number of very close sightings of Rufous-crowned Emu-wrens, Dusky Grasswren, Redthroat, Slaty-backed Thornbill, Banded Whiteface, White-fronted Honeyeater, Orange Chat, Ground Cuckoo-shrike, albicauda Grey Fantail, handsome Grey Butcherbirds (almost like intermediate between ‘normal’ Grey Butcherbird and Silver-backed Butcherbird), Spinifexbird and Central Military Dragon.
06/16 (day 1) Alice Springs to Newhaven, 31 bird species, 2 identified mammal species (plus Hopping Mouse Notomys spec) 06/17 (day 2) Newhaven, 38 bird species, 2 mammal species, 1 identified reptile species (plus an unidentified largish skink) 06/18 (day 3) Newhaven to Alice Springs, 40 bird species, 1 mammal species 06/19 (day 4) Simpson’s Gap, Santa Teresa Rd, Mount Gillen, 55 bird species, 2 mammal species 06/20 (day 5) Olive Pink Botanical Garden, 28 bird species, 1 mammal species total trip 2012, 82 bird species, 6 mammal species, 1 reptile species, 2 identified butterfly species (the detailed report was too long and therefore rejected by Birding-Aus)
Here are Raja’s pictures: http://www.adarman.com/Trips/2012-June-16-Newhaven
Cheers,
Nikolas
