I had a buff-banded Rail in my Adelaide back garden for a few weeks some
years ago. They are known to be present in several Adel suburbs. I don't
think one turning up in Sydney CBD is too surprising. Where's the
nearest wetland to there ?
T.
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Sent: Wednesday, April 02, 2008 10:59 AM
To: Paul Dodd
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Subject: Buff-banded Rail, MARTIN PLACE, Sydney
Buff-banded Rails are a bit more common in urban environments than
many people recognise. I used to regularly see one wandering around
the entrance of Dubbo, NSW airport of an evening. It appeared to be
not at all put off by the comings and goings of vehicles. It was
particularly active in the Bogong moth season.
I have also been watching for several years, a pair that hang out at
the end of Lakeview Ave, Gorokan, on the NSW Central Coast. Their
territory is where the street meets the shore of Tuggerah Lake and is
a popular spot for people to lunch in their cars. The BBRs happily
compete with the gulls for the scraps. It is amazing how they have
survived the Council's efforts to "clean up" the area by slashing
down the lake-edge vegetation. After a particularly vigourous "clean
up" recently, which looked more like a US Army de-vegetation in the
Vietnam war, I thought " ah well. that"s it for the BBRs". I was
amazed to find the little blighters were back a couple of weeks
later. They are a very tough little bird and I would not be surprised
to see them in Martin Place.
Cheers,
Carl Clifford
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