Hi Dom,
thanx for your feedback. yes I've noticed similar, but this Drongo thing this
year has lasted almost a week now, which is longer and involves a great deal
more individuals than I can ever recall...
have you heard any southern Cicadabirds coming through there?
cheers,
martin cachard
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From: Dominic Funnell <>
Sent: Monday, 23 October 2017 8:27 PM
To: martin cachard
Cc: Birding Aus
Subject: Wet Tropics migrant bird movements
Hi Martin
Have seen big movements of Drongo and Rainbow Bee-eaters at Newell this spring
and last spring. From memory peaks of 150 Drongo in a ten minute period and
higher numbers of bee-eaters. Passage can last for couple of hours but seems
the have stopped by midday
Dom
On 23 Oct 2017 1:19 pm, "martin cachard"
<<>> wrote:
for the past 7 days I have witnessed southward bound Spangled Drongos between
Cairns and the Daintree River on migration. they are following the coastline.
what is remarkable is the sheer numbers of birds involved. most are seen
between 6am-9:30am, and every time I look skyward at theses times on the coast
I see them. on one occasion I counted 500 birds pass directly overhead in a 20
minute period. I would imagine there would have been tens of thousands making
this trip.
has anyone else up this way witnessed this?
my first Dollarbirds for the coast this season were seen last evening, and my
first Buff-breasted Paradise-Kingfishers were heard this morning.
also of note, was a single Cicadabird of the southern race 'tenuirostris' heard
this morning at Wonga Beach, obviously on-passage southbound. this race has a
very different call to our local Cicadabird, and it occurs on passage on our
humid coastline here only at this time of year, and in April/May when heading
northbound.
cheers,
martin cachard,
solar whisper wildlife cruises, Daintree River,
& Trinity Beach
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