wild budgies in Sydney

[Mick Roderick <>]

I'd be backing your birds in as wild Michael.
 
I flushed a group of about 10 birds up near Scone (Upper Hunter) on the 2nd Oct 
and there were more nearby (see Birdline post), bringing the time we've known 
them to be present in the Hunter Valley to at least 6 months. There have been a 
few flocks of c. 100 birds reported, but that was mainly early on when they 
were in the Martindale Valley. They have also been in forested habitat south of 
Kurri Kurri and recently also at Luskintyre, just west of Maitland. 
 
I wonder if they're still being seen in coastal / sub-coastal Qld? I haven't 
noticed reports on Birdline up there recently.
 
Mick 
 

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From: michael hunter <>
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Sent: Friday, 18 October 2013 1:16 PM
Subject: wild  budgies in Sydney
  

Hi All.

        Yesterday at 6.15 pm three wild (green) budgies flashed across the 
freeway just south of Homebush Bay.  Unmistakable, I have seen them many times 
in the Centre.  Local escapees are common, multicoloured, usually single, 
starving and poor fliers.

         As Sydney people will know we have had plenty of strong hot persistent 
wind from the West/SW/NW

                                        Cheers

                                                Michael.
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