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Phylidonyris novaehollandiae
Smallish bird (4-6") with mottled black and white body, black head with two white stripes above the eyes. It has a bright yellow flash on the wings and tinges of yellow on the tail. It has a white ring around its eye, and the bill is long and slightly curved down. However, the bill is quite 'stout' rather than long and slender.
This was one of a pair (M/F?) seen flitting between Bottlebrush trees in rough scrubby borders around a derelict factory right on the coast here in Port Kembla (an hour south of Sydney)
The birds seemed quite keen to stay hidden from me, and flew off to other trees many times as I quietly approached where they were feeding on the Bottlebrush flowers. They were quite difficult to get a clear photo of, so sorry for the poor quality of these shots. Had a bit of a browse on google images, and initially identified it as a White-cheeked Honeyeater, before realising that one does not have the white eye, and the one I saw did not have such distinct white cheeks. So I now suspect it is a New Holland Honeyeater instead.
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