Welcome news at breakfast, England had thrashed Australia in
the semi-final of the Cricket World Cup! We returned to the main track while
Rockjumper staked out the grassy knoll. It was pleasant weather for birding
with sunshine but there wasn’t anything new seen.
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| Red-cheeked Parrot |
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| Red-flanked Lorikeet |
We did however get great
views of a male Flame Bowerbird that twice flew over the track and our first
perched Red-flanked Lorikeets and Zoe’s Imperial Pigeon. Two Fruit-Doves in one
tree became an Orange-bellied and a Pink-spotted under closer inspection and
they were joined by a Crinkle-collared Manucode. Also on the BoP front, one or
two female Kings were seen.
A few local boys walked past, one of which was carrying a
Cassowary chick, no wonder we hadn’t encountered one anywhere. On that note we
left the area and had a quick stop at the airfield to look for pratincoles. We
didn’t find any but instead managed great views of a Buff-banded Rail.
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| Kiunga Airfield - no pratincoles here |
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| Buff-banded Rail |
Out again after lunch to a different patch of
forest. A Grey-headed Cuckooshrike was new and we saw a female Black
Berrypecker on a nest next to the path. A couple of male Greater BoPS were seen
but otherwise it was fairly quiet. We stayed to dusk to try for night birds but
nothing responded.
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