Yellow
A rare bird in wild country
2 min readMar 19, 2022
Fly to Broome in north-western Australia. When the tourists head out to Cable Beach on Indian Ocean, drive in the other direction. Skirt the spider legs of Dampier Creek, and travel east along red dirt roads to the shore of Roebuck Bay. In the salt marsh and rugged plain, where samphire meets grass, you might be fortunate enough to see one of Australia’s rarest birds, the Yellow Chat (Epthianura crocea)…
