Saturday, 9 November 2019

Airport vicinity revisited

I thought Frances might be interested to see the Woodswallows at the back of the airport so took ourselves out there on the Saturday (9/11 - or, in US speak, 11/9).  I didn't think she'd enjoy driving through the bog so we parked before we got there and walked along the fence.

The first thing we saw was some Fringe Lilies (Thysanotus tuberosus).  Perhaps they are filling the gap currently evident in orchidacity?
 There were a few Woodswallows around, but for a change they were initially Dusky Woodswallows, rather than White-browed.  We got on to a few of the latter a bit further up the fence.  By that time we were feeling knackered from carrying several swarms of flies each so beat a retreat.

We moved to the Centre Track just past Pebbly Beach and walked along the road, hoping to see the White-cheeked Honeyeater.  We didn't see that, but watching a Yellow-faced Honeyeater carrying a fruit of Exocarpos cupressiformis it flew into a bush from which it emerged empty beaked.  Then I spotted the nest.  A nice breeding record.
 Dodonaea triquetra was covered with seeds (as expected at this time of year).
 There were a few of these beans in flower but I can't identify them below family.
 A pair of bracket fungi.
We saw a few birds, with Grey Fantails being very evident.  Just about as we got back to the car 2 White-winged Trillers made themselves evident.  We had driven off perhaps 50 metres and 2 Masked Woodswallows were spotted and getting out of the car to look for them a single White-browed was added to the list.  All up 21 species were recorded https://ebird.org/checklist/S61284439.

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