Crested Shrike-tits in Sydney NSW

["Marc Anderson" <>]

I have seen Crested Shrike Tits in the Royal NP (sth Sydney) a few times 
over the last two months (Wattle Forest & Reids Flat). I have never seen 
them in the Royal before this year & have heard of several other birders, 
like Bruce, who have seen them here recently also.
regards
Marc Anderson

> From: 
> To: "Alan Morris" <>, <>
> Subject: RE: [BIRDING-AUS] Crested Shrike-tits in Sydney NSW
> Date: Tue, 22 May 2001 09:52 +1000
>
> G'day Alan et al,
> On our last walk there on 16th April '01, we found a Crested Shrike-Tit 
> alongside Lady Carrington Drive (Royal NP, South of Sydney) - working its 
> way along, inverted on a branch on one of the eucalypts - those bordering 
> the start of the rainforest section, approaching from the southern end.
> Regards
>
> ----Original Message-----
>    >From:            "Alan Morris" <>
>    >To:              <>
>    >Subject:         [BIRDING-AUS] Crested Shrike-tits in Sydney NSW
>    >Date:            Monday, May 21, 2001 8:58 AM
>    >
>    >Hi Birders,
>    >CRESTED SHRIKE-TITS IN THE SYDNEY REGION
>    >David & Sonia Frew on 20 May 2001 on Birding-aus asked about recent
>    >records for Crested Shike-tits in the Sydney Region. Generally Crested
>    >Shrike-tits are considered in Sydney to be birds of the Cumberland
>    >Palins Woodland and Shale areas, as it is unusual for them to venture
>    >into the sandstone forests and urban areas of Sydney. However I have
>    >noted some recent Sydney records include 2 at Mirrabeena Park, 
> Milperra
>    >on 29 January 1995 and 1 West Chatswood (possibly Mowbray Park?) on 2
>    >July 1995. These records come from the NSW Bird Reports where Sonia &
>    >David's record will be recorded because Crested Shrike-tits are one of
>    >the decling  woodland species particularly in the Sydney Region.
>    >
>    >To all those  people out there who like the odd drop of Hunter Valley
>    >Shiraz or Semillion, remember that it is grown on land once previously
>    >covered in box/ironbark woodland and unfortunately this habitat is 
> still
>    >being cleared in the Hunter Valley for wine-growing purposes! While 
> most
>    >of the Cumberland Plains Woodland has been destroyed and hence the
>    >habitat for Crested Shrike-tits in the Sydney Region is almost no 
> more,
>    >the same fate awaits the Hunter Valley Box/Ironbark forests,
>    >particularly in the Cessnock area but unfortunately, it has no
>    >protection. At least the Cumberland Plain Woodland is now a Threatened
>    >Ecological Community and controls on its clearing are pretty
>    >restrictive.
>    >
>    >Alan Morris
>    >Records Officer
>    >NSWFOC
>    >
>    >
>    > <Unsupported text or character set removed>
>    >
>
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