Er, Andy, have another look at what I said. It was about Horsfields at
Tolderol all winter, not Pallids.
Tony.
At 11:32 30/08/00 +1100, you wrote:
>I am interested in the status of Pallid Cuckoos as migrants.
>
>In the Sydney area they appear to arrive in late August and the
>majority of birds are either silent or have left the area by the new
>year. Those that remain later than this tend to be young birds; my
>latest record (unusually late) is of a juv/imm. on 7th April 1996
>near Huntingdale in the Capertee Valley.
>
>In western NSW I have encountered them in July eg at Kinchega NP,
>near Broken Hill and they appear to be relatively common (judging by
>recent reports on birding-aus) both south-east and south west of here
>in winter. One report from Tony Russell stated that they were present
>all year at Tolderol.
>
>Are these birds resident, nomadic, migratory or all three. If
>migratory where from and where to, and along what route? Do they
>migrate across central Australia into NSW and Victoria? Do they
>follow the coastal route south through Queensland?
>
>Any ideas?
>
>Regards, Andy
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