This whole string started with Steve Potter's query below.
Well yes Steve, someone did know something - me for one. But by the time we
knew it was too late for any useful twitcher news so it wasn't broadcast!
Those that record such incidents have already archived the events. I know
that there have been at least 3 juvenile Fiordland Penguins beachwashed in
recent weeks. All were immediately taken into care so not tickable. Firstly
on 9 July, one came ashore at White Beach near Nubeena on the Tasman
Peninsula in Tasmania. On 16 July, one was ashore at Victor Harbour, South
Australia. It died on 20 July. Another landed on the same beach on 20 July
and died that day. At about that time on the Coorong I think, a farmers dog
brought in a dead Penguin, presumably not a Little. He advised authorities
but not until after he had burnt it!
Ken Simpson is interested in this cluster of incidents and implores birders
to walk beaches in Tasmania, Victoria and South Australia, to collect all
dead Penguins other than Little and deposit them in your local museum. So
get off your bums, go out and find something yourselves, instead of
bemoaning an information deficit.
Mike Carter
30 Canadian Bay Road
Mount Eliza VIC 3930
Tel (03) 9787 7136
On 26/07/2010, at 8:27 AM, Steve Potter wrote:
With all the latest in technology - Mobile phones, Birding-Aus, Bird-O,
Eremaea, Birdpedia, etc
Why is it, I find out that 3 Fiordland Penguins have turned up in my back
yard (and only after they have died) by the Channel 10 news??????
Obviously someone knew something????
Steve Potter
m: 0407 398 234
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