Swift Parrots at Nth Richmond

For all those sydneysiders who have searched for swift parrots but haven't been able to find them so far this year, there are up to 100 swift parrots at Nth Richmond.  David Potter reported these birds and has seen them near his house at 190 Terrace Rd (1.9km from the Bells Line of Road intersection) North Richmond.  The birds have been at the site since monday and vary in number from 6 to over 100 depending on the day.  They are in some ironbark forest on the western side of the road on a steep hill amongst a bell miner colony.  Although the ironbark isn't in flower the birds are happily feeding on lerps.

Debbie Saunders
Swift Parrot Recovery Officer
NSW National Parks and Wildlife Service
Threatened Species Unit, Southern Directorate
PO Box 2115 Queanbeyan NSW 2620
Ph: (02) 6298 9733  Freecall: 1800 66 57 66 Fax: (02) 6299 4281
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