Honeyeaters were the stars of the walk to Newline Quarry. There must have been about 300. They were hard to count as they were moving quickly. We estimated 130 Fuscous, 110 White-naped, 60 White-plumed with a sprinkling of Yellow-faced. They were frequenting the Box trees that have begun to flower in the section of the paddock from the dam to the boundary near the quarry and the shipping containers. There was a further sprinkle of Noisy Miners which were mostly observed on the tip side of the road where the trees are more widely spaced. It is likely the honeyeaters will remain in this area for a while as the trees have only just begun to flower.
We got good comparative views of two Little Corellas flying with two Long-billed Corellas. We were able to hear the two different calls. Brown Treecreepers, a Crested Shrike-tit, Red-rumped Parrots (inspecting a hollow) and a group of Red-browed Finches were other notables in a total of 22 bird species. We had a nice turn out of 17 people.
Julienne Kamprad