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Trip Report: New South Wales Custom Tour TRIP REPORT: NEW SOUTH WALES CUSTOM TOUR DATES: 29 SEPTEMBER – 6 OCTOBER 2014 GUIDE AND PHOTOS: NICK LESEBERG The state of New South Wales is not the most popular birding destination in Australia – that mantle will always belong to locations like the Top End and the Wet Tropics – but in terms of variety, it certainly provides an exciting week for the visiting birder. With wonderful Australian endemics like the Plains-wanderer, the gorgeous little Splendid Fairywren, and a host of gaudy parrots among the possibilities, the return on investment for the long days in the field and the travel distances required is high. It also allows the visiting birder to cover a range of Australia’s unique habitats, from the stunted eucalypts of the inland’s dry ‘mallee’, to the wet forests of the Great Dividing Range and the barren heaths of the coastal southeast. This trip began in southern New South Wales searching for the enigmatic little Plains-wanderer, before spending a couple of days in the mallee searching for skulkers like Chestnut Quail-thrush and Southern Scrub-robin, before pushing across to the open woodlands of the Capertee Valley and western foothills of the Great Dividing Range to search for species like Hooded Robin and Diamond Firetail. After crossing the range we spent a couple of days birding the coastal heaths and forests south of Sydney, targeting species such as Eastern Bristlebird, Southern Emuwren and Beautiful Firetail, before finishing up in downtown Sydney with a fantastic Powerful Owl. Mulga Parrot, just one of the many gaudy parrots on offer in New South Wales. www.tropicalbirding.com Page 1 of 38 Day 1: Monday, 29 th September 2014 – Arrival in Hay. The small country town of Hay might seem like a strange place to begin a birding tour, until you realize that this region is the best place in the world to see one of Australia’s most sought after birds, the Plains-wanderer. After arriving in nearby Griffith on a late afternoon flight we headed straight for Hay, then south towards Wanganella, arriving right on dusk to meet our local guide Phil Maher. After a short break for dinner, we jumped in Phil’s four- wheel-drive and set out on our nocturnal search for this very special bird. It was nearly a record, when after only a couple of minute’s searching we spotted a diminutive male Plains- wanderer , who seemed only too happy to allow us to watch on. After a few minutes we spotted some movement nearby, and were excited to catch a stunning female who had been sitting quietly under a grass tussock at the edge of the spotlight’s beam. She then began calling to the male, a sure sign that breeding was on her mind. With our primary target already in the bag, we had time to search for some of the other species found on the vast Hay Plains, and it wasn’t long before we had found Stubble Quail , Banded Lapwing and Brown Songlark . We were also lucky to find a cracking Inland Dotterel , the first Phil had seen in the area for some months. On that note we finished up for the night, saying farewell to Phil and returning to Hay for the night. This male Plains-wanderer was being courted by the female (in the background showing her black collar). The male is responsible for all nesting duties including incubation of the eggs and raising the young. www.tropicalbirding.com Page 2 of 38 Day 2: Tuesday, 30 th September 2014 – Hay to Griffith. After our late finish last night we enjoyed a sleep in before having breakfast then hitting the road towards Griffith. We travelled via Darlington Point, picking up a few common species along the way including Galahs and a few small parties of Australia’s national bird, the Emu . At Darlington Point we soon found a couple of noisy mixed flocks of both Little and Long- billed Corellas , while a short stop by the Murrumbidgee River turned up a pair of straw- colored ‘ Yellow ’ Rosellas , currently considered a subspecies of the seemingly much different Crimson Rosella. We moved on to Leeton where we paid a visit to Fivebough Swamp, which after being bone dry last year was now filled with water. The water had brought the birds back, and over the couple of hours we spent wandering the trails we found both Baillon’s and Australian Crakes , Australian Shelducks , a small party of Black- tailed Native-hens , and a family group of Brolgas . The ibis and spoonbill family, Threskiornithidae, was well-represented, and we saw all five possible Australian species, with both Yellow-billed and Royal Spoonbills , and Straw-necked , Australian and Glossy Ibis feeding on the wetland. We also picked up a number of Australia’s more common waterbirds, including Purple Swamphens , Dusky Moorhens , Australian Pelicans and Black Swans . We first spotted the female Australian Kite perched on this snag and calling. The male then appeared with the kite equivalent of a smile on his face and they got to business. www.tropicalbirding.com Page 3 of 38 After a late lunch in Leeton and our first lamington experience (sponge cake covered in chocolate and dipped in coconut – a national specialty!), we headed over to Griffith where we would be staying the night. On the way we had great views of a pair of Australian Kites preparing to breed, then after checking-in to our accommodation we made our way out to nearby Binya State Forest for the late afternoon. This forest is an area of mixed open woodland, and is a great spot to find a small pond, sit back, and watch some of Australia’s unique parrots and pigeons come by to drink at dusk. We arrived in time to go for a short wander through the woodland before settling down at the waterhole, and were rewarded with great views of a stunning male Splendid Fairywren , and a pair of gorgeous little Red- capped Robins . Back at the waterhole we settled in to enjoy the show, and were treated to a steady procession of some of Australia’s most beautiful birds, including several Mallee Ringnecks, Mulga Parrots, Common Bronzewings and Peaceful Doves. As the light faded and we prepared to head home for dinner, we also spotted a couple of inquisitive Eastern Gray Kangaroos visiting for a quiet drink before heading out to feed for the evening. Red-capped Robins are delightfully common in inland Australia, and we found a pair of these gorgeous birds in woodland in Binya State Forest. Day 3: Wednesday, 1st October 2014 – Griffith to Lake Cargelligo. An early start saw us back at Binya to see if we could pick up a few species we still needed. On the way out we spied a Painted Honeyeater that we watched calling from the top of a tall snag, our only sighting for the trip. Arriving at the waterhole we saw many of the same species we had seen yesterday, with the welcome addition of a stunning male Turquoise www.tropicalbirding.com Page 4 of 38 Parrot , plus a few Red-rumped Parrots . Moving out into the surrounding woodland we found a nice mix of passerines, including Southern Whiteface , White-browed and Gray- crowned Babblers , Yellow-rumped and Yellow Thornbills , the strikingly patterned Speckled Warbler , and a party of nuthatch-like Varied Sitellas . Honeyeaters were also well- represented, and over a couple of hours we found White-plumed , White-eared and Striped Honeyeaters . Leaving the waterhole we moved to another area of the forest, picking up a pair of beautiful Pink Cockatoos on the way, before finding Spiny-cheeked and Singing Honeyeaters to complete our birding for the morning. Common Bronzewings are beautiful pigeons that are only fully appreciated when the sun catches the iridescent panels on their wings. After a successful start to the day we returned to Griffith for morning tea before getting on our way north, heading for the mallee of central New South Wales. We made a couple of short stops on the way, finding a very dapper White-backed Swallow and our first multicolored Rainbow Bee-eaters . Arriving at Round Hill Nature Reserve we headed straight for Whoey Tank, an area of mixed woodland with some scattered Eremophila in flower. When in full bloom, these shrubs bring in honeyeaters from far and wide, but with only a few plants flowering things weren’t particularly busy. Still, we managed to find White-eared and White-fronted Honeyeaters , along with quite a few Spiny-cheeked and Striped Honeyeaters . We moved into the mallee proper for the last hour or so of daylight and were rewarded with great views of a female Chestnut Quail-thrush wandering through the clumps of spinifex, plus fleeting glimpses of an aptly named Shy Heathwren skipping through the undergrowth. We had a break for dinner as the light faded, trying www.tropicalbirding.com Page 5 of 38 unsuccessfully for Spotted Nightjar after dusk; we heard a bird giving its strange gobbling call from close by, but unfortunately couldn’t entice it any closer. Day 4: Thursday, 2nd October 2014 – Nombinnie, Round Hill and Lake Cargelligo. We left early again to get out to the mallee in time for the dawn chorus and morning activity. Being an open habitat, the mallee warms up very quickly, so it is important to make the most of the first few hours of the day. Our first stop by a small waterhole wasn’t especially productive, but our second session was much better, with repeat views of Chestnut Quail-thrush , this time a striking male, along with Gilbert’s Whistler , Gray-fronted Honeyeater and a couple of very cute Yellow-plumed Honeyeaters .
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