After all the Banyule wetlands mail I must add that BOCA are hosting a
"Breakfast with the Birds" on Sunday 7 Nov at Banyule wetlands.
Free breakfast sponsored by (I think) Banyule Council. Need to ring BOCA
office for details and to assist with catering. Perhaps more a social
occasions.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Timothy Nye Dolby [SMTP:
> Sent: Monday, 1 November 1999 13:16
> To:
> Subject: Re: birding-aus Banyule Wetland
>
>
> Over the weekend I re-visited Banyule Wetlands, Melbourne -
> and the bird list was impressive:
>
> Baillon's Crake (10)
> Spotted Crake (1)
> Latham's Snipe (8)
> Sharp-tailed Sandpiper (1)
> Black-winged Stilt (4)
> Black-fronted Dotteral (5)
> Hardhead (3)
> Wood Duck (12)
> Chesnut Teal (12)
> Black Duck (30)
> Hyprid Black/Mallard (1) (cream colour)
> Cattle Egret (8)
> White Faced Heron (4)
> Purple Swamphen (20)
> Coot (25)
> Moorhen (10)
> Pied Cormorant (4)
>
> Around the edge there were also Corella, White Cockatoo,
> Galah, Red-rumped Parrot, Rainbow, Eastern and Crimson
> Rosella, Red-browed Finch, Superb Blue Wren, Greenies, New
> Holland H, Golden Whistler, Grey Thrush, Grey Butcherbird
> (in full song), Fairy Martin, Kookaburra, Dusky Woodswallow
> and Welcome Swallow - as well as a number of very green
> Green Finch.
>
> (Out of interest - how many people saw Crake in the
> twitchathon? Are they the sort of bird that are not worth
> the time and effort to secure?)
>
> All the best,
>
> Tim
>
>
>
>
> > From:
> > Date: Mon, 25 Oct 1999 03:44:01 +1000
> > To:
> > Subject: birding-aus Banyule Wetland
>
> > Over the last year Banyule council have strengthened the protection
> > afforded to the local wetland (in the northern suburbs of Melbourne) by
> > fencing off areas. They have also followed a suggestion (apparently due
> to
> > Fred Smith) to flood a large low grassy area by sealing a creek which
> would
> > otherwise drain the area. The results seem encouraging.
> >
> > I haven't birded here for a few months but this morning saw what I think
> > are results of these conservation efforts: Bailon's crake (5) at various
> > points around the now enlarged area, spotless crake (1), black-fronted
> > dotteral (8), black-winged stilts (4) and most common urban ducks
> > (including hardhead)and other waterfowl.
> >
> > I have not seen Bailon's or spotless crakes at this location before
> > (although I have seen spotted crakes and both Lewin's and the
> buff-banded
> > rail). Interestingly there were also sharp-tailed sandpipers (4) on the
> > muddy perimeter of the billabong this morning. I can't remember seeing
> > these here before either. They were foraging in mud with starlings!
> >
> > A second pair of frogmouths with two near fully fledged chicks are
> resident
> > in a eucalypt by the main carpark. The long-time resident pair near the
> > bridge remain with chicks.
> >
> > There are plenty of negative habitat destruction stories around -- the
> > Banyule story seems positive.
> >
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