Twelve COG members and local Park Care volunteers accompanied leader Lia Battisson on a 4.5 km stroll around the western side of Urambi Hills Nature Reserve, entering from Meredith Circuit, Kambah, and following in a loop management tracks to Tuggeranong Creek and return.  This is an area of regenerating grassy woodland with patches of snow gum, and casuarina along the creek.  A total of 35 bird species was observed (thanks to Sandra for recording the bird list). The morning started cold and quite foggy, but we still managed to observe several woodland bird species in various mixed feeding flocks as the fog slowly lifted, including Scarlet, Flame and Eastern Yellow Robin; Striated, Yellow and Buff-rumped Thornbill; Weebill, Superb Fairywren and Grey Shrikethrush.  A group of around 40 Red-browed Finch was seen near the creek.  Parrots included many Crimson Rosella, Sulphur-crested Cockatoo and Galah, a few Red-rumped Parrot and a couple each of Little Corella and Eastern Rosella.  Only one raptor was seen, a Nankeen Kestrel. Thanks to Evan’s keen eyes, the highlight was a single Southern Whiteface seen in the northwest part of the reserve.  This vulnerable species is infrequently observed in the ACT these days. Thanks to Lia for an interesting walk on the less visited western side of Urambi Hills; and to the local Park Care Group which appears to be doing a great job of re-vegetating the woodland and thus improving the biodiversity linkage value of the Murrumbidgee River Corridor reserves. Julie McGuiness