There were certainly Reed Warblers singing along the Torrens in Adelaide in
June.
Kevin Stracey
On 16 July 2011 15:03, Peter Ewin <> wrote:
>
> Michael,
> Up at Mildura this year I have had two Sacred Kingfishers at two different
> spots on the Murray River in June and I thought I had a Reed-warbler at the
> local drainage wetland (no binoculars and there were definitely Grasbirds
> but one looked unstreaked at a distance) in July. The White-browed
> Woodswallows were here very late (big flocks still in mid-May) so I wouldn't
> be surprised if there is the odd bird about but the White-breasted
> Woodswallows seem to be well away. No Rufous Whistlers but I reckon they
> would still be about.
> 1 or 2 Rufous Songlarks usually over-winter at Weddin Mountains (SW slopes
> NSW)and there was one there in June (plus huge numbers of Orioles).
> Cheers,
> Peter
>
> > From:
> > To:
> > Date: Sat, 16 Jul 2011 15:00:58 +1000
> > Subject: [Birding-Aus] Overwintering birds..
> >
> >
> > Hi all,
> >
> > Here is north-east Victoria I have had quite a few records of birds
> usually seen in spring and summer overwintering. It seems to be an
> exceptional year for this.
> > A few observers I know have also commented on how this year seems to be
> quite unusual with the number of species and individuals
> > seen out of season in the winter months.
> >
> > Has anyone else noticed a number of overwintering birds this year as
> well? One observer has suggested that the great conditions from
> > earlier in the year due to above average rains has resulted in a bumper
> breeding season and conditions, so many of these summer migrants have
> stayed.
> >
> > A few examples of overwintering birds I have had so far are:
> >
> > Since the end of May:
> >
> > 10 records of Rufous Songlarks
> > 1 record of a White-throated Gerygone
> > 4 Sacred Kingfisher records
> > 11 Rufous Whistler records (a few always seem to overwinter in the
> north-east but not this many records)
> > 1 White-browed Woodswallow record
> > 7 records of Olive-backed Orioles
> > 6 records of Australian Reed-warblers
> > 3 Spotted Harrier records
> > some White-backed Swallows still around
> > a few Fan-tailed and Horsfield's Bronze-Cuckoos
> > a few Dusky Woodswallows always tend to overwinter but I have seen flocks
> of 40+
> >
> > Has anyone else had any other overwintering records so far this winter.
> >
> > Cheers, Michael Ramsey
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> >
> >
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