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<blockquote data-quote="birdonawire" data-source="post: 1751585" data-attributes="member: 82457"><p>i get sad when i think of that part of the parks future sometimes, that open area to the north closer to hills is the old highbury dump, and they are going to squeeze/build a 700 home estate on it eventually, its supposed to have already happened, i fear for the bird population there abouts.. specially the large wren population, they use that area, which ironically is the emblem on the gates for the estate you drove through today..</p><p></p><p>some other birds routinely seen there over years are (some only up the creek)</p><p></p><p>Purple Swamphen</p><p>Dusky Moorhen</p><p>White-faced Heron</p><p>Australian White Ibis</p><p>Striated Pardalote</p><p>Crescent Honeyeater</p><p>Brown Falcon</p><p>Welcome Swallow</p><p>Tree Martin</p><p>Grey Fantail</p><p>Eastern Spinebill</p><p>White-throated Treecreeper</p><p>Little Corella</p><p>Australian Reed-warbler</p><p>Grey Shrike-thrush</p><p>Yellow-tailed Black Cockatoo</p><p>Australian Pelican (occasionally)</p><p>edit remembered a few more</p><p>Southern Boobook</p><p>Tawny Frognouth</p><p>Australian Wood Duck (and a few other ducks i cant remember which ones)</p><p>Cormorant's</p><p>Red-rumped Parrot</p><p></p><p>might of forgot a few?</p><p></p><p>some not so commonly seen, but i have seen there</p><p></p><p>Nankeen Kestrel</p><p>Wedge-tailed eagle</p><p>Swamp Harrier</p><p>Rufous Whistler</p><p>Black-faced Cuckoo-shrike</p><p>Major Mitchell Cockatoo (used to see them regularly years ago)</p><p>Brown Thornbill</p><p>Red-capped Robin (long time ago)</p><p>Jacky Winter</p><p>Fan-tailed Cuckoo (strongly suspected sighting)</p><p></p><p>i'm sure i am forgetting quite a few off the top of my head!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="birdonawire, post: 1751585, member: 82457"] i get sad when i think of that part of the parks future sometimes, that open area to the north closer to hills is the old highbury dump, and they are going to squeeze/build a 700 home estate on it eventually, its supposed to have already happened, i fear for the bird population there abouts.. specially the large wren population, they use that area, which ironically is the emblem on the gates for the estate you drove through today.. some other birds routinely seen there over years are (some only up the creek) Purple Swamphen Dusky Moorhen White-faced Heron Australian White Ibis Striated Pardalote Crescent Honeyeater Brown Falcon Welcome Swallow Tree Martin Grey Fantail Eastern Spinebill White-throated Treecreeper Little Corella Australian Reed-warbler Grey Shrike-thrush Yellow-tailed Black Cockatoo Australian Pelican (occasionally) edit remembered a few more Southern Boobook Tawny Frognouth Australian Wood Duck (and a few other ducks i cant remember which ones) Cormorant's Red-rumped Parrot might of forgot a few? some not so commonly seen, but i have seen there Nankeen Kestrel Wedge-tailed eagle Swamp Harrier Rufous Whistler Black-faced Cuckoo-shrike Major Mitchell Cockatoo (used to see them regularly years ago) Brown Thornbill Red-capped Robin (long time ago) Jacky Winter Fan-tailed Cuckoo (strongly suspected sighting) i'm sure i am forgetting quite a few off the top of my head! [/QUOTE]
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