Sixteen members and guests assembled in the general area of the Hall Travelling Stock Reserve (TSR) to commence our walk. It was pleasing to see water in the dam, but no birds were enjoying this currently unusual sight. Red-browed Finches and Double-barred finches were in the vicinity. We observed quite large numbers of Dusky Woodswallows, including some young, but since they were not fed by an adult they were not rated as dependent young. One highlight was excellent views of a Crested Shrike-tit foraging under the loose bark of various eucalypts - mainly I suspect E. mannifera. I saw two birds, but one was less forthcoming. However the prize goes jointly to (a) the member who spotted the guano on the ground and (b) the other member who immediately looked up and spotted the two Tawny Frogmouths imitating dead branches directly above the whitewash.
We then moved to Hall Cemetery. There were few birds here, although we did add three species to our list, including a soaring Wedge-tailed Eagle which was just about within a 500m radius when first spotted.
— Martin Butterfield