Hi birders,
We've had a pretty amazing couple of days on Victorian Birdline with a record
50 reports since Friday! See http://www.eremaea.com/ Aside from the number of
reports there's been a significant trend with these reports.
The arrival of certain migrants has been very sudden, with Black-tailed
Native-hen, Rufous and Brown Songlark, White-winged Triller, Baillon's Crake,
White-breasted, White-browed and Masked Woodswallow all turning up in the last
few days. Perhaps not unusual, symbolic of the arrival of spring in southern
Victoria.
However what's interesting is where they've been seen. For example:
. Black-tailed Native-hen: Royal Park, Edithvale Wetland, Moonee Ponds Creek,
Truganina Swamp, "The Nook" Sunbury, Elsternwick, Brighton, WTP (150+).
. Rufous Songlark: Banyule Flat, Greenvale, Royal Park, WTP.
. Brown Songlark: Royal Park, WTP.
. White-winged Triller: Merri Creek Brunswick, Altona, Newport, Bacchus Marsh,
Woodlands HP.
. White-breasted Woodswallow: Altona Coastal Park.
. White-browed and Masked Woodswallow: Yarraville.
. Baillon's Crake: Jacana Wetlands, Altona, Moonee Ponds Ck, WTP.
These are all really good records for Melbourne - let alone inner Melbourne -
most of which would have been considered rare to very rare just a few years
ago. I'm sure we'll be seeing a lot more records of these species in the next
few weeks.
Incidentally Rufous Songlark is a new bird for my VicTwitch09 list, taking my
Victorian tally for the year to 325! See http://tim-dolby.blogspot.com/
Cheers,
Tim Dolby
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