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Friday, June 24, 2011

The Winter Blues

It seems that winter will see the Ruddy Turnstones drop out of the Eremaea top 50! Short days that are dull, wet & windy are not proving inviting for pulling out the bins & the EOS! Early morning birding walks are met with poor light, fog and drizzle. Several return visits to the reported haunt of the Blackie Lake Powerful Owl have been miserable & unrewarded. In fact I think there is a permanent rain cloud over that site.

In what seems like countless weeks the only bird added to the 2011 list is the suitably miserable Bassian Thrush .... and here's a suitably miserable photo taken in the gloom of an Otways gully:



And now the Bombers have gone to pot....even Melbourne beat them.

Mid-year Tally: 171

P.S. Oh, & guess who keeps turning up .....


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3 comments:

  1. Tim BawdenJune 25, 2011 at 6:05 PM

    Looking at your list I reckon you should do a day trip to Kamarooka or Terrick... your list would shoot up. Let me know if you need any info.

    Cheers
    Tim

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  2. THEshanleysJune 26, 2011 at 9:16 PM

    Thanks for the tips Tim - I have not heard of Kamarooka! I'll look it up. Look out Buff Budgies ... the VICTORIANS are UNITING!!
    Tim, having just read your Alice Springs report, I wish you & your partner well for early August! Is it wrong to mention the word hatchling?

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  3. Tim BawdenJune 27, 2011 at 12:06 PM

    http://users.mcmedia.com.au/~stocky/KamarookaGuide(WP).pdf

    Thats a good start. A really good place in spring!

    Thanks for the well wishes :-)

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