White-throated Grasswren was also my first grasswren at Gunlom in
July 1992 on a 'Great Grasswren Tour' from Derby to Melbourne
organised by Chris Doughty and Kevin Coate. A great trip. We all
missed Black Grasswren at Manning Gorge (it had been burnt). About
half of us saw WTGW at Gunlom. A few people saw Carpentarian
Grasswren just north of Cape Crawford. We all got Dusky Grasswren at
Simpsons Gap. We all got Grey Grasswren and Eyrean Grasswren
(nesting) at Koonchera Sand Dunes / Goyders Lagoon. We all got
Thick-billed Grasswren at Lyndhurst Station. A few of us saw
Short-tailed Grasswren (Striated at the time) at Flinders
Ranges. Noone saw Striated Grasswren at Hattah as it was very
windy. The others were not split at the time. I think we travelled
about 6,000km in three weeks and Common Myna was our 300th species as
we entered Melbourne.
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