2019 Gluepot Nature Reserve Trip

14/11/2019

Updated more images..

Just got back from another trip camping at the Gluepot Reserve in South Australia, was my third trip there and I wasn’t disappointed, the weather was a bit overcast for getting an image I had planned in the morning but still managed to make a few images, the bird hides was very busy in the mornings and evenings like usual, spent a lot of time looking around this trip, hope you like the images…this stunning place is beautifully maintained by the dedicated staff and Rangers, is a must see location and highly recommend…

Common BronzewingPhaps chalcoptera Columbidae — Common Bronzewing
*Phaps chalcoptera*
Columbidae

Mallee Ringneck (Barnardius barnardi) — Mallee Ringneck
(Barnardius barnardi)

Mulga Parrot Psephotus varius — Mulga Parrot
*Psephotus varius*

Female - Mulga Parrot Psephotus varius — Female - Mulga Parrot
*Psephotus varius*

Splendid Fairy-wrenMalurus splendens Maluridae — Splendid Fairy-wren
*Malurus splendens*
Maluridae

Female -Splendid Fairy-wrenMalurus splendens Maluridae — Female -Splendid Fairy-wren
*Malurus splendens*
Maluridae

White-eared HoneyeaterLichenostomus leucotis Meliphagidae — White-eared Honeyeater
*Lichenostomus leucotis*
Meliphagidae

White-fronted HoneyeaterPurnella albifrons Meliphagidae — White-fronted Honeyeater
*Purnella albifrons*
Meliphagidae

Striped HoneyeaterPlectorhyncha lanceolata Meliphagidae — Striped Honeyeater
*Plectorhyncha lanceolata*
Meliphagidae

Yellow-plumed HoneyeaterLichenostomus ornatus Meliphagidae — Yellow-plumed Honeyeater
*Lichenostomus ornatus*
Meliphagidae

Brown-headed HoneyeaterMelithreptus brevirostris Meliphagidae — Brown-headed Honeyeater
*Melithreptus brevirostris*
Meliphagidae

Spiny-cheeked HoneyeaterAcanthagenys rufogularis Meliphagidae — Spiny-cheeked Honeyeater
*Acanthagenys rufogularis*
Meliphagidae

Red WattlebirdAnthochaera carunculata Meliphagidae — Red Wattlebird
*Anthochaera carunculata*
Meliphagidae

Brown GoshawkAccipiter fasciatus Accipitridae — Brown Goshawk
*Accipiter fasciatus*
Accipitridae

Black-eared Miner (Manorina melanotis) Hybrid? — Black-eared Miner *(Manorina melanotis) Hybrid?*

Chestnut-rumped Thornbill Acanthiza uropygialis — Chestnut-rumped Thornbill
*Acanthiza uropygialis*

Brown TreecreeperClimacteris picumnus Climacteridae — Brown Treecreeper
*Climacteris picumnus*
Climacteridae

Rufous WhistlerPachycephala rufiventris Pachycephalidae — Rufous Whistler
*Pachycephala rufiventris*
Pachycephalidae

GalahEolophus roseicapillus Cacatuidae — Galah
*Eolophus roseicapillus*
Cacatuidae

Black CurrawongStrepera fuliginosa Artamidae — Black Currawong
*Strepera fuliginosa*
Artamidae

I had a amazing couple of days, one of my favorite birds I didn’t get to see this time, The Major Mitchell Cockatoo so will have to just go back again next year… a very HUGE thank you to all the staff, Rangers and volunteers who put in all the hard work and effort to maintain and look after this Reserve for us all to visit ....

Have quite a few photo's so more to come!

***Was so good to be “hanging” out at Gluepot again, thanks so much Martin & Janet***

Gluepot Reserve is located 1.5 hrs drive on well-maintained dirt roads north of Waikerie, SA. The Reserve is open to visitors year-round. Entry fees are payable upon arrival. Facilities include a visitor information centre, campgrounds, birdhides, driving and walking tracks, and brochures.

Gluepot is part of the largest block of intact mallee left in Australia and so the viability of threatened bird populations and other flora and fauna is high. Six nationally threatened bird species can be found on Gluepot Reserve and a further 17 regionally threatened bird species. In all, 190 bird species have been recorded thus far. Gluepot Reserve has a diversity of vegetation communities which support important wildlife other than birds. Reptiles are particularly abundant with 42 species located so far, including the threatened Bandy Bandy. The last big fire on the actual Reserve occurred in the 1950s (with a small area burnt in 2006), but many areas were not burnt leaving substantial areas of mallee and Casuarina woodland with trees that are hundreds of years old. These old trees have numerous hollows for nesting birds and deep litter for ground-foraging species.

https://gluepot.org/

http://birdlife.org.au/

Please visit my previous trips and locations pages for many more images and details…