Hi Peter
I have had occasional reports of parakeets being seen around Brisbane
and I've been shown some photos of them taken at feeding tables with
lorikeets, etc. I think that they are just occasional escapees that
(hopefully) don't persist too long but it is well worth documenting
reports of them.
You obviously had a very good morning at Sherwood. I haven't seen a
Black Kite there but the others do turn up occasionally, we saw the
crakes and kingfisher there a few weeks ago.
Peter
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Sent: Friday, 4 May 2007 8:49 AM
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Cc: ; Hugh Possingham; Mike Bennett;
Subject: Rose-ringed Parakeet and Black Kite at Sherwood,
Brisbane
This morning, Seb Pardo, Mike Bennett, Chris Glen, Eric McElroy
(visiting
from Ohio) and myself were surprised to see a female Rose-ringed
Parakeet
fly over the lakes at Sherwood Arboretum in Brisbane and land in a
Eucalypt. It remained in the tree for a few minutes before the
harassment
from a Galah was too much and the bird headed off.
Can anyone provide information on the status of the species around
Brisbane? This may be a one-off escapee and I know there was a recent BA
discussion about them in Melbourne, but we'd be interested to hear if
they
are regularly seen in SE Queensland.
About an hour later a Black Kite flew over heading in an easterly
direction. As I understand it, this is an uncommon bird within Brisbane
(although can be see in the Lockyer Valley not too far to the west).
Also present were 2 Spotless Crakes, an Azure Kingfisher and a Water
Rat.
Cheers, Pete Kyne
Brisbane
Peter M. Kyne
PhD Candidate
Department of Anatomy and Developmental Biology
University of Queensland
St Lucia 4072 QLD
Ph: (07) 3365 2720 or 3365 2944
Fax: (07) 3365 1299
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