Loose end on a Sunday
Posted: Sun Jun 12, 2011 11:29 pm
I should have trusted my instincts and gone south to Police Point this afternoon. Instead I headed north to the three, usually excellent locations, to see what I could find. I was disappointed in all three locations although, all three were saved by one or two species at each as shown below:
Tillebrook Campsite
Duetting Northern Flickers. Oh and hundreds on Mennonites (looked like Canadian Amish) at their BBQ.
Kidbrook Island
Several Marsh Wrens singing atop of sedge along with a pair of Baltimore Orioles
Kininvie
Several Black Terns and a couple of Commons
On my return I filled up my car ready to hand back ($42) and noticed that because of the afternoon I'd gone over my mileage by 200kms which will equate to $60 extra. Not much for $102 - am I getting picky?
I went up the Jenner Highway for 6km to find myself in exactly the same place as I was last week - seems I did walk 12km return. Chestnut-Collared Longspur (misidentified as Lapland Bunting initially - I'm in the naughty corner) was present along with Shore Lark, Northern Harrier, Willet and American Avocet.
All in all I had a cracking weekend but am now wondering what I missed at Police Point.
Tillebrook Campsite
Duetting Northern Flickers. Oh and hundreds on Mennonites (looked like Canadian Amish) at their BBQ.
Kidbrook Island
Several Marsh Wrens singing atop of sedge along with a pair of Baltimore Orioles
Kininvie
Several Black Terns and a couple of Commons
On my return I filled up my car ready to hand back ($42) and noticed that because of the afternoon I'd gone over my mileage by 200kms which will equate to $60 extra. Not much for $102 - am I getting picky?
I went up the Jenner Highway for 6km to find myself in exactly the same place as I was last week - seems I did walk 12km return. Chestnut-Collared Longspur (misidentified as Lapland Bunting initially - I'm in the naughty corner) was present along with Shore Lark, Northern Harrier, Willet and American Avocet.
All in all I had a cracking weekend but am now wondering what I missed at Police Point.