Meet at 7pm on Eric Wright St in Forde. Our targets will be the night birds – in January 2024 we heard the Bush Stone Curlews and Southern Boobook, and saw a Tawny Frogmouth, as well as various mammals. Bring a torch and wear sturdy shoes. Register with Sandra at shirmax2931@gmail.com
Wed 08 January 2025 07:00pm
Sandra HendersonPost event report
Thirty participants turned up for this increasingly popular evening outing at Mulligans Flat. Our aim was to find some of the nocturnal inhabitants, but we started out in daylight, allowing us to see White-winged Choughs, Crimson and Eastern Rosellas, White-throated Treecreepers, Black-faced Cuckooshrikes and several other species. Pacific Black Ducks and Australasian Grebes were seen on the first dam. Our first night bird, a Tawny Frogmouth, was spotted in the light, but further along the route, and in complete darkness, an adult with two fledglings were also seen by all in the group. A lucky few saw two Bush Stone-curlews near the woolshed, but most of us missed out. We also had good views of several Bettongs and Brush-tailed Possums.
Sandra Henderson