Hi Peter,
I too would be surprised if they made it out there, but with the lack of
surveys having been done out that part of the world, who knows. There
are less than 20 surveys along the road from Hungerford to Wanaaring on
Birdata. It would be interesting to see what a thourough search along
the Paroo in good times like this would turn up.
As for Napunyah, I must say mea culpa. What I should have typed is
Eucalyptus _ochrophloia_. E. _ochrophloia_ is referred to as both
Napunyah and Yapunyah on EUCLID, the Centre for Plant Biodiversity
Research Eucalypy reference, at
http://anbg.gov.au/cpbr/cd-keys/euclid3/euclidsample/html/index_species.htm
which funnily enough, doesn't list a common name for E. thozetiana. I
think the apiary industry uses Napunyah interchangeably for both
species. A good case against common Names, Eh.
Lignum is not great bee fodder, and I don't think any apiarist would go
out of their way to put their bees on it alone, but it is very useful as
a supplementary feed particularly as a pollen source when they are
trying to increase bee numbers in the hives prior to a "shake' for export.
Cheers,
Carl Clifford
Peter Ewin wrote:
Sorry to contradict you Carl but I would be very surprised if that is
where the Little Lorikeets and honeyeaters (I haven't checked but I
think the original discussion was on Yellow-faed and New Holland)
would be going. Checking the Atlas confirmed my thoughts that none of
these species have been recorded in the Paroo River part of the world.
I suspect your friend means Yapaunyah (E. ochrophloia) which is
beautiful Eucalypt (much favoured by apiarists) from the Paroo area
(including Nocoleche NR) - as far as I can see E. thoretziana is a
central Australian species. I have not heard of Beekeepers using
Lignum, but one website lists it (but I suspect it would not be used
often) and I have not seen birds feeding on the flowers much, but
would be happy to be proved wrong.
The large amounts of water is obviously attracting lots of birds (see
all the comments on Flock Bronzewings).
Cheers,
Peter
> Date: Sun, 18 May 2008 13:33:28 +1000
> From:
> To:
> Subject: [Birding-Aus] Honeyeater and Musk Lorikeet Movements
>
> Dear All,
>
> There have been several reports on Birding-Aus regarding quite large
> numbers of Honeyeaters and Lorikeets in NSW flying in a west or
> north-west direction. I have been wondering what might be happening out
> west and rang an old work mate who is now a large bee exporter. He told
> me that there are good flowerings of good nectar producers such as
> Napunya (Eucalyptus thozetiana), Lignum (Muehlenbeckia florulenta), as
> well as an abundance of ground flora, in the NW corner of NSW and
the SW
> corner of Qld, especially around Hungerford and Wanaaring and over the
> border in Currawinya NP. I would say that this area would probably be
> where the Honeyeaters and Lorikeets are heading towards.
>
> There is still quite a bit of water in the lakes in the area and water
> is still coming down Cuttaburra Creek and there are still quite large
> areas underwater. This has attracted large numbers of waterbirds and
> waders. My friend mentioned that 70,000 or so Pelicans had been counted
> in one location.
>
> If anyone wants a fruitful winter birding trip, it looks like this
> corner of NSW and Qld might be the place to go.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Carl Clifford
>
> Cheers
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