 |
birding-aus
|
|
|
birding-aus
|
| To: | "Laurie Knight" <>, "Birding Aus" <> |
|---|---|
| Subject: | 2010 La Nina and its effect on seabirds |
| From: | "Mike Carter" <> |
| Date: | Sat, 15 Jan 2011 11:06:53 +1100 |
La Nina may be having a dramatic effect on seabirds in tropical Australian
waters. Below I give just a few examples which may support that theory.
Our trips to Ashmore in October and November encountered far fewer
Matsudaira's Storm-Petrels and Bulwer's Petrels than usual but more Hutton's
Shearwaters.
Arabian Shearwaters appeared but I wonder if this is a one-off & that they
will disperse when this influence dies.
Some seabirds breeding on Christmas Island are dramatically reduced, notably
Abbott's Boobies, Brown Boobies, Christmas & Great Frigatebirds & Common
Noddies (there was just one in the port area whereas usually 200). White
Terns are not breeding on Cocos and are virtually absent.
Mike Carter 30 Canadian Bay Road Mount Eliza VIC 3930 Tel (03) 9787 7136 |
| <Prev in Thread] | Current Thread | [Next in Thread> |
|---|---|---|
| ||
| Previous by Date: | (no subject), Dave Torr |
|---|---|
| Next by Date: | 2010 La Nina and its effect on seabirds, Paul Taylor |
| Previous by Thread: | 2010 La Nina, Laurie Knight |
| Next by Thread: | 2010 La Nina and its effect on seabirds, Paul Taylor |
| Indexes: | [Date] [Thread] [Top] [All Lists] |
The University of NSW School of Computer and Engineering takes no responsibility for the contents of this archive. It is purely a compilation of material sent by many people to the birding-aus mailing list. It has not been checked for accuracy nor its content verified in any way. If you wish to get material removed from the archive or have other queries about the archive e-mail Andrew Taylor at this address: andrewt@cse.unsw.EDU.AU