Wedgies vs Silver Gulls?

[Penny Brockman <>]

This thread came up years ago when I was living in Sydney, and I 
remember looking at them through binoculars when at the Opera House.  
They were just circling and did not appear to be feeding at all, no 
movements made such as one would expect a bird catching large insects.  
They appeared to be attracted by the lights.
> Tony
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> The gulls aren't feeding on bugs -discarded pies and chips are their fare -
> and they are at the MCG in their hundreds during day games.
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> Melbourne has several illuminated landmarks such as the Art Centre tower
> and the Bolte Bridge pylons and hundreds of gulls circle them throughout
> the night.  The MCG light towers have a similar but shorter term effect.
> The solution to the disorientated gulls is to turn the landmark lights off
> at midnight and that would also reduce light pollution and greenhouse gas
> emissions.  An even better solution would be not to turn the lights on!
>
> Regards
>
> David
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> Having read the article it appears the Gulls feed on bugs attracted by
> the lights. Easy answer is to hold the silly game during daylight hours.
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> T.
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> -----Original Message-----
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>  On Behalf Of Dave Torr
> Sent: Thursday, September 24, 2009 4:44 PM
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> Subject: [Birding-Aus] Wedgies vs Silver Gulls?
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> http://www.theage.com.au/national/seagullfree-grand-final-scheme-sidelin
> ed-20090924-g3wa.html?autostart=1reports
> on a proposed plan (not now going to be implemented)  to use
> Wedge-tailed Eagles to scare Silver Gulls at the MCG for some footy
> match that apparently is important :-)
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> I would have thought that there were better raptors to use for the
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