Wednesday 13th July
There was a constant stream of caravans as we headed east... must be well into peak time up in the Top End.
We stayed at the same caravan park as last time, because there have been reports of Gouldian Finches being seen bathing in the sprinklers on the lawn there - but again, no luck so the search continued.
The Robs were so keen to try to find the GF’s that they were even prepared to forgo a beer until after 6.30pm, waiting at another little spot where they have been seen!
We saw some other good birds though – a Shining Flycatcher, (both male and female, which are different) White-browed Robin (in fact a couple of these robins were bathing right near our camp in the morning).
A Collared Sparrowhawk nearly caught a Double-barred Finch right in front of us, then sat in a tree, quite unconcerned while we watched and tried to take photos!
The Yellow Oriole brought RMS’s new birds list to 42. It has been an amazingly good birding trip – certainly beyond expectations!
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