Hi all
My earliest arrivals in Cairns of affinis Gull-billed Terns is 10/10/08.
All other arrivals here that I've noticed have been later than 23/10 in other
years, but still worth keeping a look out for them from about now, I reckon.
These later dates may be due to the birds being discovered by me later than
when they've arrived here, I just don't know exactly when they've arrived...
So I will keep looking closely from now on...
Cheers
Martin Cachard
Cairns
0428 782 808
> Subject: Re: [Birding-Aus] Gull-billed Terns in Caloundra, SEQ
> From:
> Date: Sat, 24 Sep 2011 18:21:26 +0800
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> Hi Jill
>
> Not sure on exact arrival dates sorry.
> We do however have some over winter so makes it a little more difficult
> knowing when birds have started to arrive.
> I dont actually think they breed that far north. Well nothing compared to
> many of the other migratory shorebirds that have been streaming back for
> weeks now.
> Id have a look tomorrow if I could but Ill be out of Broome for 2 months as
> of tomorrow arvo.
>
> Cheers Adrian
>
>
>
>
> On 24/09/2011, at 6:14 PM, Jill Dening wrote:
>
> > By my calculations, it't a bit early to be talking about the possibility of
> > affinis. I would have expected no earlier than late Oct or early Nov. They
> > have a long way to come, surely? When is the earliest they have been seen
> > in Broome, Adrian?
> >
> > Jill
> >
> > Jill Dening
> > Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia
> >
> > 26° 51' 41"S 152° 56' 00"E
> >
> > On 24/09/2011 6:53 PM, martin cachard wrote:
> >>
> >> Hi Adrian, Sav& everyone else
> >>
> >> No affinis birds in the photos that I could discern either.
> >> It would be worth checking for them though in future amongst these Aust
> >> birds, as now is about the time of year that we start to get a few affinis
> >> here in Cairns, amongst the Aust birds.
> >>
> >> I will be keeping a close eye on the terns at Cairns Esplanade in the next
> >> month or so, checking for any arriving affinis - I will, of course, put a
> >> post on B-aus when I find some up here.
> >> I know that Jill, for one, is pretty keen to catch up with this bird...
> >> They have in the past stayed at least for a few weeks in the same
> >> locations...
> >>
> >> Cheers for now
> >>
> >> Martin Cachard
> >> Cairns
> >> 0428 782 808
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>> From:
> >>> Date: Sat, 24 Sep 2011 14:20:45 +0800
> >>> To:
> >>> CC:
> >>> Subject: Re: [Birding-Aus] Gull-billed Terns in Caloundra, SEQ
> >>>
> >>> Hi Sav and Jill
> >>>
> >>> Any idea on what subspecies they are that are passing through?
> >>>
> >>> Cheers Adrian
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> On 24/09/2011, at 12:59 PM, Sav Saville wrote:
> >>>
> >>>> Additionally, Birding Aus subscribers might be interested to know that
> >>>> there
> >>>> are heaps of Gull-billed Terns in NZ at the moment. Prior to this year
> >>>> there
> >>>> were about 45 records of GBT, but in the past few weeks we have had
> >>>> various
> >>>> flocks of 5, 10 and 16, plus a few other scattered records. It appears
> >>>> that
> >>>> at least 30 birds are involved in this invasion.
> >>>>
> >>>> Sav Saville
> >>>> Wrybill Birding Tours,NZ
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