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Long-billed Corella status in Sydney

To: Ashwin Rudder <>, birding-aus <>
Subject: Long-billed Corella status in Sydney
From: Nikolas Haass <>
Date: Thu, 29 May 2008 17:44:33 -0700 (PDT)
Both Little and Long-billed Corella are very common in Sydney.
There were large flocks of Little C around USyd, Glebe and Leichhardt all 
summer.
There are always flocks of Long-billed C at Centennial Park - some of the birds 
are banded (with non-scientific rings), a couple of LBC occupied a cavity in a 
building near Broadway Shopping Centre August 2007, but was scared away by 
Sulphur-crested Cockatoos.
This past Sunday there was a flock of 70+ YTBlack Cockatoos at Centennial Park.
Nikolas
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Nikolas Haass

Sydney, NSW


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From: Ashwin Rudder <>
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Sent: Thursday, May 29, 2008 9:10:47 PM
Subject: [Birding-Aus] Long-billed Corella status in Sydney

Hi all,

Was birding this arvo in Centennial Park in Sydney when i came across a
flock of about 40-50 corellas. The majority (40 or so) were Long-billed
Corellas, and about 5 or 6 were Little Corellas. The eighth edition of
Pizzey and Knight states that "feral populations [of Long-billed Corellas]
have settled in Sydney..."
Does this population in Centennial Park count as one of those feral
populations, and is it tickable? Before now, i have seen only one
long-billed corella at a time in Centennial park, so this was a suprise, to
find so many. They were happily feeding at the base of a tree, and i walked
right up to them, and they fed around my feet, totally undisturbed by my
presence. Unfortunately, i did not have my camera on me, so could not
photograph them.
Is it tickable?

Regards,
Ashwin
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