Notes on trips to Chiltern and Beechworth, north-east Victoria 21 and 22 October and 4 October 2008 |
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| 21 & 22 October 2008 peregrine falcon, pair Lake Mulwala, east of Yarrawonga black honeyeater, one sub-adult male, drinking at dam, Warby Ranges white-browed and masked woodswallows; scores in Warby Ranges, some starting to nest; also scores Mt Pilot Range white-winged triller, dozen in Warby Ranges turquoise parrot, only three males seen, drinking at dam, Warby Ranges painted honeyeater, about four males, Killawarra State Forest hooded robin, family group, Warby Ranges speckled warbler, pair and juvenile, Killawarra State Forest barking owl, pair seen Beechworth Historical Park spotted quail-thrush. pair, probably nesting, Mt Pilot Range regent honeyeater, pair of released birds seen Chiltern area little lorikeet, about 10, Warby Ranges and a few Chiltern area, the most seen for many years. Notes: Chiltern/Beechworth area 4 October 2008 turquoise parrot, about fifteen males seen Mt Pilot Range, feeding in farmland on edge of forest. painted button-quail, adult female seen, Mt Pilot Range, scarce now after years of drought. chestnut-rumped heathwren, adult male singing, Mt Pilot Range, first seen in the area (by me, at least) since the fire in early 2003. white-bellied cuckoo-shrike, two pairs, Mt Pilot Range, no longer common in area. |
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common donkey orchid Diuris longifolia |
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common spider orchid Caladenia patersonii
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released regent honeyeater |
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| painted button-quail | barking owl |
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diamond firetail |
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All photographs by Philiip Maher |
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