A small group of members and friends met on a cloudless morning for the regular COG walk, this month held on Mount Rogers in Fraser. As we arrived, the booming call of Common Bronzewing was evident and we saw three pairs, including one nest building, on the northern side of the reserve. We were fortunate to be joined by a member living near the reserve who contributed her specialised local knowledge, and also took us on a short diversion to view a pair of nesting Tawny Frogmouths in a private garden. Migrant species like Noisy Friarbird and Black-faced Cuckoo-shrike, were seen in good numbers but the one Horsfield’s Bronze-Cuckoo was quite cryptic and difficult to see. Although Superb Parrots were reported in the area earlier in the morning we were unable to locate them. We saw a total of 32 species, and recorded six of those breeding.
— Margaret Robertson