Hi all,
In over 20 years of banding near Mt Cotton, just south of Brisbane,
I have trapped only 4 speckled warblers and none since 1992. Have
banded large numbers out at Mitchell west of Roma where they still
seem to be common.
Cheers
Steve Blaber
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From: "Colin R" <>
To: "Birding Services Brisbane" <>,
Cc:
Subject: Re: [Birding-Aus] Speckled Warblers around Brisbane
Date: Thu, 06 Mar 2008 08:19:02 +1000
Hi
I'd agree with Roy's observations. Rare to localised I would think. I
have seen birds - usually pairs - at Trotter Reserve in the Belmont
area
and at the Quarry reserve on Wynnum rd. At both locations on more than
one occasion, but not every time I have been there! Seem to appear
more
often in winter - whether they are more discreet in summer or I visit
less (which I do) or whether there is a certain altitudinal migration
I'm not sure, but they certainly aren't common and, given the current
habitat situation,unlikely to increase dramatically in the future.
Cheers
On Wed, 5 Mar 2008 11:29:38 +1000, "Birding Services Brisbane"
<> said:
John,
I do consider Speckled Warblers quite rare around Brisbane and
they are
seldom recorded in the Brisbane City area. I am out and about
birding
quite a bit and see them around Samford/Dayboro and in the Lockyer
Valley. They are also around Jimboomba and Beaudesert. They are
quite
common further west (west of Great Divide) in suitable woodland
habitat.
They have struggled with the prolonged drought and were quite
difficult
to find for much of last year. Birdata shows a few records reported
around southern bayside suburbs and south western suburbs not far
from
Beaudesert Road generally. They can be quite common locally in areas
where suitable woodland habitat still exists. Like quite a few
species
of woodland dependant birds, they suffer from urban development
and land
clearing generally. Overgrazing does not help either.
Cheers
Roy
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