Hi all I’m just on my way back from a fantastic SA outback trip including Strzelecki and Birdsville tracks. Road conditions are good, the birdsville punt takes one vehicle at a time so on the way up we were the only car there, on the way back we had to wait 1.5 hrs for 7 other cars in front of us. Highlights include Short-tailed Grasswrens at Stokes Hill, Thick-bills at Lyndhurst, 6 Chestnut-breasted Whitefaces at Lyndhurst, 2 pairs of Letter-winged Kites along the Strz track, Gibberbirds and Eyrean Grasswrens all over the place, Grey Grasswrens along the Birdsville and to top it off a beautiful Grey Falcon also along the Birdsville track. Etc etc etc. Will post more details on my website when I get time next week. Everyone should head up there if they get a chance! Regards,
Peter Waanders
Southern Birding Services
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Thanks for this Peter.
Really nice to know there is so much birding activity. I’m heading up that way (mainly Flinders Ranges) this coming weekend – heading into South Australia via Broken Hill (from Victoria).
I’m also interested in checking out Boolcoomatta Reserve (Bush Heritage) and the new Bimbowrie Conservation Reserve, both in SA about 100 km west of Broken Hill. Does anyone have any information on these sites?
Cheers,
Tim Dolby
________________________________________ href=”mailto:birding-aus-bounces@vicnet.net.au”>birding-aus-bounces@vicnet.net.au [birding-aus-bounces@vicnet.net.au] on behalf of Peter Waanders [waanders.peter@gmail.com] Sent: Thursday, September 16, 2010 1:44 PM
Hi all, Have just returned from another trip up this part of the world – water, water everywhere, it’s one big quagmire up there! The landscape looks fantastic though with fields of flowers and bird activity as I’ve never seen it before. Downfall of the wet conditions was that we couldn’t check sites for Grey Falcon and Grey Grasswren. And more rain is coming! Highlights: Thick-billed Grasswrens, Cinnamon Quail-thrush and 6 Chestnut-breasted Whiteface at Mt Lyndhurst 30 Wandering Whistling-ducks near Mungerrannie (not sure if they’ve been recorded before in SA, they don’t seem to on Birdata but I haven’t checked elsewhere yet) and also plenty of Plumed Whistling-ducks everywhere Various Inland Dotterels and many 10s Aus Pratincoles Banded Whiteface and Eyrean Grasswren on the Birdsville track 4 Letter-winged Kites, 1 Black-breasted Buzzard and 1 Gibberbird (close views) Strzelecki track And the 1st (for me) Rainbow Bee-eater for the year.
cheers
Peter Waanders
Southern Birding Services
PO Box 420 Waikerie, 5330 South Australia
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