A small group met at Farrer Ridge early on 5 July. At the parking area near Erindale Drive numbers of Weebills were busy in the small eucalypts, and we continued to see and hear Weebills most of the way. Near the track under the power lines we came upon a very busy pair of Yellow-rumped Thornbills carrying nest material into a clump of mistletoe only a metre or so above the ground. On those lower slopes as well as further up the ridge we saw several Scarlet Robins (see photograph page 4 [August 2009 Gang-gang]), male and female. Where the track up to the trig starts there were a couple of Speckled Warblers, together with Weebills and more Yellow-rumped Thornbills. Views from the top were great, on a cool but still and sunny morning. Two Wedge-tailed Eagles were circling over the end of Wanniassa Hills. Twenty four species were seen altogether, with others including a Grey Butcherbird, King Parrots, Crimson and Eastern Rosellas and Grey Shrike-thrush.
—Sandra Henderson