large flock on Rainbow Lorrikeets, Strathfield railway station, Sydney, NSW

["Bill Stent" <>]

Goodness David, I certainly didn't mean to even so much as hint that Rainbow 
Lorikeets should be harmed in any way.  I agree that seeing and hearing them 
flocking for roosting is a wonderful experience.
I was hinting that we should consider humanely culling the Common Mynah, NOT 
the Rainbow Lorikeet.
I'm sorry for any confusion I may have caused!

Bill

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From: "david taylor" <>
Sent: Thursday, March 25, 2010 12:30 PM
To: "Birding Aus" <>
Subject: large flock on Rainbow Lorrikeets,Strathfield 
railway station, Sydney, NSW
> > Bill Stent wrote - "Actually, Common Mynas do this as well around our 
> > way.  I wonder if you can get an enormous cannon net to go over the whole 
> > tree"...
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> I was concerned with the inference ( whether intentional or in jest) that 
> a flock of one of our most beautiful and protected native species would be 
> considered in the same breath as Common Mynahs and that because they are 
> in large numbers and noisy  they should be cannon netted!  Certainly any 
> impression we should cannon net such a unique bird needed clarification 
> for mine.  Here in Brisbane we have similar occurences which i find a 
> wonder to see and experience.
> cheers,
>
> David Taylor
> Brisbane
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> On 25/03/2010, at 7:50 AM, Bill Stent wrote:
>
> > Actually, Common Mynas do this as well around our way.  I wonder if you 
> > can get an enormous cannon net to go over the whole tree...
> > Bill
> >
> > --------------------------------------------------
> > From: "Shirley Cook" <>
> > Sent: Thursday, March 25, 2010 8:48 AM
> > To: "Ben Hope" <>; <>
> > Subject: Re: [Birding-Aus] large flock on Rainbow Lorrikeets,Strathfield 
> > railway station, Sydney, NSW
> > > Dear all,
> > >
> > > I was at the Chifley Hotel in Penrith for a couple of nights a fortnight 
> > > ago and on the first night just on dusk, I came out of the hotel to be 
> > > greeted by the most unearthly cacophony that at first I thought was some 
> > > ear-splitting metal working being done somewhere nearby.  It then became 
> > > obvious it was coming from hundreds of Rainbow Lorikeets, settling down 
> > > for the night in the trees around the hotel.  When I came outside again 
> > > about half an hour later with darkness approaching, they had settled 
> > > down to the occasional twittering!
> > > Regards
> > >
> > > Shirley Cook
> > > Secretary/Treasurer
> > > Birds Australia (Northern NSW)