The Mundoonen Spotted Quail-thrush Above: The Mt Lofty sub-species of the Spotted Quail-thrush - now declared locally extinct. What does it tell us about the bird we have in the Mundoonen district and the wider Upper Lachlan Shire? This article has a go at explaining the lessons we might draw from its story. Image courtesy Australian Geographic. Image courtesy Wayne Weatherstone This is number 5 in a twelve part series inspired by Gladstone Weatherstone, a dedicated and knowledgeable amateur naturalist who lived at Lyndfield Park near Gunning from 1941 until his death in 1996. From 1962 until 1981 he recorded bird sightings on his farm and its near surrounds. Each month we look at one of the birds Gladstone noted, try to place it in context and see if we can draw any lessons about the recent natural history of our district. Gladstone's note book entry for 14 May 1974 records " Two Quail Thrushes (which are ve...
Upper Lachlan Shire, Southern Tablelands, New South Wales