Another early morning start for me this morning. Because of the incessant rain over the last few days, I never thought I would be able to get this survey done, but finally it is done! It was the most daunting of all surveys to date, because it was done around the Mt Gravatt summit, so there was a lot of steep country to follow. The view from the top of Mt Gravatt rivals that of most city views in the country in my opinion (although the King’s park view of Perth is still the best by far!). There were two highlights to this survey. The first was an extended look at two male Red-backed Fairy wrens!! The stark contrast between the fire-rich red and black plumage is just incredible. The second highlight was a record of a highly unexpected Rufous Fantail. This species is similar to the Grey Fantail except that it is found in more mesic rainforest vegetation, whereas the Grey Fantail is typically in woodland and forest! Given that Toohey State Forest is primarily represented by lowland woodland/forest vegetation rather than rainforest vegetation, the recording of a Rufous Fantail is an odd and thus rare occurrence!
Date: 21st November 2008Time: 0530 - 0800
Sector: 10
Number of species seen: 18
Number of birds seen: 220
Australian Magpie (2)
Black-faced Cuckoo-shrike (3)
Grey Butcherbird (4)
Laughing Kookaburra (3)
Noisy Friarbird (17)
Noisy Miner (18)
Pied Butcherbird (2)
Rainbow Lorikeet (75)
Red-backed Fairy-wren (5)
Rufous Fantail (1)
Sacred Kingfisher (1)
Scaly-breasted Lorikeet (45)
Silvereye (5)
Striated Pardalote (4)
Torresian Crow (5)
Variegated Fairy-wren (19)
White-browed Scrub-wren (6)
White-throated Honeyeater (5)
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