Australian Birds

High Country Jan 2010 Saturday January 23, 2010

Report produced by Reiner R. This trip is shared on Dragonflies Australia, Victorian Orchids, Australian Birds, Aussie Herps, and mammals of Australia

Several areas were visited over several days. First couple of days were with ANOS looking mainly for orchids in Alpine National Park. The following day I travelled via the Bogong High Plains to visit Mt Buffalo on the 4th day.

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January 23, 2010 : Native Dog Flat

Campground with numerous odonata at the start of the Buchan River. Along the Buchan River I also saw a darner that I was unable to identify.

January 23, 2010 : Cowombat Track Flat

Flat beside road was searched for orchids and I also recorded some common odonata.

January 23, 2010 : Playgrounds

Searched the plains and nearby bogs in the afternoon for orchids and odonata. This primarily featues a large, long open are, which includes an artificial dam, as well as some sphagnum seepages.

January 24, 2010 : Square Flat

Small alpine flat/bog.

January 24, 2010 : Rocky Plains West

Part of a large, boggy plain.

January 24, 2010 : Ramshorn Track Plain

Open area on slope with larger boggy area at bottom but seriously damaged by brumbies.

January 25, 2010 : Omeo

Some common odonata at Lingstone Creek just north of Omea, a small, rocky creek through hilly farmland.

January 25, 2010 : Anglers Rest

A few common odonata spotted by rocky rivers around Anglers Rest.

January 25, 2010 : Mitta Mitta River

A nice, rocky river in which I walked around in a bit. This is at the Bundara Picnic Area just north of Anglers Rest. Saw a few river-type darners here.

January 25, 2010 : Bogong High Plains

Visited several interesting sites on the Bogong High Plains, most of the time was spent at the start of Cope Hut Track where I found quite a few Austroaeschna flavomaculata , a new dragonfly species for me.

January 26, 2010 : Cresta Valley, Mt Buffalo

Some boggy creeks around Cresta Valley and a short way along south Buffalo Track.

January 26, 2010 : Lake Catani

Alpine lake on Mt Buffalo

January 26, 2010 : Eurobin Falls

Cascading waterfall near the entrance to Mt Buffalo. Saw some lizards and a few odonata but one darner along the track I saw for a while only in flight and couldn't ID it.

January 27, 2010 : Gooram Falls

Stopped off at this reserve on the way home and saw some fairly common odonata.

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1. Herp Id

Hi, Your first 2 photos are N. entracaseuxi and your thrid herp pic is a N. mettalic skink as you say. Regards, Nathan Waugh

- Nathan W. 01:53 AM on February 5, 2010
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Observation Summary

Species	No.
Swamp Tigertail (Synthemis eustalacta)	38
Bronze Needle (Synlestes weyersii)	27
Large Alpine Leek Orchid (Prasophyllum sphacelatum)	21
Powdered Flatwing (Austroargiolestes calcaris)	20
Alpine Flatwing (Griseargiolestes intermedius)	15
Summer Greenhood (Diplodium decurvum)	14
Yellow-striped Hunter (Austrogomphus guerini)	13
Metallic Ringtail (Austrolestes cingulatus)	12
Alpine Darner (Austroaeschna flavomaculata)	11
Southern Tigertail (Eusynthemis guttata)	8
Corunastylis turfosa	8
Common Flatwing (Austroargiolestes icteromelas)	7
Mountain Greenhood (Pterostylis monticola)	6
Small Tigertail (Eusynthemis brevistyla)	5
Southern Vicetail (Hemigomphus gouldii)	4
Horse, Brumby (Equus caballus)	4
Australian Raven (Corvus coronoides)	3
Dark-tip Greenhood (Diplodium atrans)	3
Nankeen Kestrel (Falco cenchroides)	3
Wandering Percher (Diplacodes bipunctata)	3
Eastern Swamp Emerald (Procordulia jacksoniensis)	2
Yellow-faced Honeyeater (Lichenostomus chrysops)	2
Golden Tigertail (Eusynthemis virgula)	2
Flame Robin (Petroica phoenicea)	2
Jacky Lizard (Amphibolurus muricatus)	2
Slender Beard, Late Beard Orchid (Calochilus gracillimus)	2
Eastern Pygmyfly (Nannophya dalei)	1
Unicorn Darner (Austroaeschna unicornis)	1
Common Bluetail (Ischnura heterosticta)	1
Australian Emperor (Hemianax papuensis)	1
Tiny Midge, Beauglehole's Midge Orchid (Corunastylis nuda)	1
Eastern Brown Tigertail (Archaeosynthemis orientalis)	1
Highland Copperhead (Austrelaps ramsayi)	1
Blue-spotted Hawker (Aeshna brevistyla)	1
Tau Emerald (Hemicordulia tau)	1
Red & Blue Damsel (Xanthagrion erythroneurum)	1
Eastern Water-skink (Eulamprus quoyii)	1
Southern Evening Darner (Telephlebia brevicauda)	1
Scarlet Percher (Diplacodes haematodes)	1
Australian Pipit (Anthus novaeseelandiae)	1
Forest Darner (Austroaeschna pulchra)	1