We have recently followed up sightings of uncommon fauna such as Spotted Quail-thrush and Long-nosed Bandicoot at the ‘Hidden Valley’ site with remote surveillance camera placements. The cameras failed to record quail-thrush, but did show up a bandicoot and a range of other wildlife, including Black Wallaby, Eastern Grey Kangaroo, Short-beaked Echidna, Common Wombat, Brushtail Possum and White-winged Chough, as well as the introduced pests Red Fox, feral Cat and Sambar. (Click on any of the photos below for a closer look.)
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- Long-nosed Bandicoot
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- Black Wallaby
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- Eastern Grey Kangaroo with joey
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- Common Brushtail Possum
Recent bird sightings at ‘Hidden Valley’ include Peregrine Falcon, Common Bronzewing, Flame Robin (they love using the tree guard stakes as perches), Weebill, White-naped Honeyeater and Grey Butcherbird, which takes the running total of species to 48. This total is bound to rise when intensive surveys are undertaken later in the year.
Strath Creek Biodiversity Project 
Did you notice there appears to be a glider at the end of the Long Nosed Bandicoot clip that shoots through the footage?
Well spotted! I think we assumed it to be a bat or bird at the time, but, after having another look, it could well be a small glider.
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