I disagree with the proposition that Bush Thick-knees can't survive at
sites close to habitation. All the wild Bush Thick-knees [~100 over
the years] that I've come across have either been in or adjacent to
human settlements. In Brisbane, they are in the parks on the fringes
of the CBD, at UQ and there were reports of them at RBH. They are
widespread throughout the Moreton Bay Islands [where you often see
them roosting in front yards]. They are regulars at the Cairns
cemetery and I have seen them running around the streets of Cardwell,
in the Tyto wetlands on the fringe of Ingham, in paddocks at Julutten
and at the road house at Musgrave Station on CYP.
To be honest, I don't think I have ever seen a Bush Thick-knee in an
unmodified habitat - possibly because they are much harder to see in
unmodified habitat.
Regards, Laurie.
On 16/02/2008, at 10:58 AM, Greg & Val Clancy wrote:
Hi Paul,
The Bush Stone-Curlew is listed as 'endangered' not 'vulnerable' on
Schedule 1 of the NSW Threatened Species Conservation Act.
It is a sad indictment of western society that our lives are so self
centred that an inoffensive bird such as the Bush Stone-Curlew is
not capable of surviving in a site close to habitation.
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