Winter happenings

Posted on June 15, 2023 by | 3 Comments

The blog will be quiet for the next week or two … I’m off in search of the Golden Bosunbird.

I’ll leave you with some brief notes on observations made over the past week.

  • Eastern Spinebills are flitting about the garden as they seek nectar from the Correa and Grevillea bushes
  • Fan-tailed Cuckoos continue to call on a regular basis, in between chasing winter caterpillars
  • An immature White-bellied Sea-Eagle cruised high above the town on Sunday, in the company of a Wedge-tailed Eagle
  • Pied Currawongs are dominating the town gardens at present, plundering winter fruits

Eastern Spinebill, Newstead, 12th June 2023

Fan-tailed Cuckoo

Pied Currawong and privet

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3 responses to “Winter happenings”

  1. Roz | June 15, 2023 at 6:36 PM | Reply

    We greatly appreciate your pics thanks. We enjoyed seeing the Golden Bosun bird on Christmas Island back in 2013 whilst on their Birding Week. We wish you safe travels. Will we get to see some of your photos?

  2. John Carruthers | June 17, 2023 at 8:23 PM | Reply

    Crikey, @Geoff. The Pied Currawong has a rally beady eye. Wonderful. Thank you.

  3. Julia Elkins | June 18, 2023 at 3:38 PM | Reply

    We saw an eastern spinebill this morning, eed on correa – I don’t think we have noticed one here before. Have fun in CI

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