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<blockquote data-quote="Larry Sweetland" data-source="post: 1568408" data-attributes="member: 27337"><p>Cheers H, yes we did meet up for a much needed dip indeed. Worth going to Gunlom just for that amazing pool to cool off in after dipping. Little shrimps come and clean your feet too.</p><p></p><p>And cheers Tony, not long till hols now mate. GPS means global positioning system, the latest weapon in the birding cyborg's arsenal. Efficient birding now appears to be all about the equation :</p><p></p><p>USD + 4 x 4 + GPS + MP3 = OML</p><p></p><p>No luck yesterday scanning solidly for 3 hours up till nearly dusk at Bayview bvd for <strong>Chestnut Rail</strong>. Tide got just too high before sun below horizon, so we relocated to the access point along Tiger Brennan Drive, where again no luck but I think I heard them. At dawn this morning tide was too high and rising at Bayview, so I spent the first couple of hours of daylight in the mangroves at Tiger Brennan. No <strong>rails</strong>. No crocodiles. Did see the first <strong>Mangrove Robins </strong>of the trip, <strong>Yellow White-eye, Common Sandpiper</strong> etc. Unfortunately, single-mindedly scanning for rails has probably contributed to the fact that we haven't encountered some birds yet that I recall were quite common round Darwin, eg <strong>Mangrove Grey Fantail, Mangrove Golden Whistler, Brown Whistler, Rainbow Pitta</strong> and <strong>Green-backed Gerygone</strong>. These would all be trippers.</p><p></p><p>Back at Leprechaun campsite a <strong>Channel-billed Cuckoo</strong> flew over during breakfast.</p><p></p><p>We're leaving Darwin tomorrow, so tonight and dawn will be our last chance for <strong>Chestnut Rail</strong>. We're going to stay at Lee Point camp ground. If there are any Aussie birders out there who happen to be going to Buffallo Creek boat ramp tonight or tomorrow morning with an MP3 then I won't complain one bit. </p><p></p><p>1420 Mangrove Robin</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Larry Sweetland, post: 1568408, member: 27337"] Cheers H, yes we did meet up for a much needed dip indeed. Worth going to Gunlom just for that amazing pool to cool off in after dipping. Little shrimps come and clean your feet too. And cheers Tony, not long till hols now mate. GPS means global positioning system, the latest weapon in the birding cyborg's arsenal. Efficient birding now appears to be all about the equation : USD + 4 x 4 + GPS + MP3 = OML No luck yesterday scanning solidly for 3 hours up till nearly dusk at Bayview bvd for [B]Chestnut Rail[/B]. Tide got just too high before sun below horizon, so we relocated to the access point along Tiger Brennan Drive, where again no luck but I think I heard them. At dawn this morning tide was too high and rising at Bayview, so I spent the first couple of hours of daylight in the mangroves at Tiger Brennan. No [B]rails[/B]. No crocodiles. Did see the first [B]Mangrove Robins [/B]of the trip, [B]Yellow White-eye, Common Sandpiper[/B] etc. Unfortunately, single-mindedly scanning for rails has probably contributed to the fact that we haven't encountered some birds yet that I recall were quite common round Darwin, eg [B]Mangrove Grey Fantail, Mangrove Golden Whistler, Brown Whistler, Rainbow Pitta[/B] and [B]Green-backed Gerygone[/B]. These would all be trippers. Back at Leprechaun campsite a [B]Channel-billed Cuckoo[/B] flew over during breakfast. We're leaving Darwin tomorrow, so tonight and dawn will be our last chance for [B]Chestnut Rail[/B]. We're going to stay at Lee Point camp ground. If there are any Aussie birders out there who happen to be going to Buffallo Creek boat ramp tonight or tomorrow morning with an MP3 then I won't complain one bit. 1420 Mangrove Robin [/QUOTE]
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