Martin et al,
I have been noticing more migrating flocks of Drongos this year than in
the past.
My first three Dollarbirds were on the Tablelands on Tuesday 17th.
On Mer (or Murray Island) I witnessed large migrations of Drongos and
Beeeaters. Not sure if I recorded numbers but I do have an old diary
somewhere.
Regards,
Alan
On 23/10/2017 7:39 PM, martin cachard wrote:
> Hi Peter,
>
> thanks for that. yes these numbers this year are pretty astounding, maybe
> it's a regular thing here, but I don't think I would've missed it before...
>
>
> cheers,
>
> martin cachard
>
>
> ________________________________
> From: Peter Ewin <>
> Sent: Monday, 23 October 2017 8:28 PM
> To: martin cachard; Birding Aus; Mark Clayton
> Subject: Re: Wet Tropics migrant bird movements
>
>
> Martin,
>
> Probably not in the same numbers but on one of the trips I have done to Iron
> Range (I reckon 1999, but maybe 2002) we had significant numbers of Drongos
> coming on to shore at Chili Beach when we visited there one day. They were
> definitely coming across the water and coming on to the land, some looking
> like they were struggling. This would have been in mid November as that is
> the usual time I have visited the site, but don't have the exact date.
>
> My vague recollection was that it was certainly in the many tens, but was
> only one day. Mark C do you have any more details on this?
>
> Cheers,
>
> Peter
>
>
> ________________________________
> From: Birding-Aus <> on behalf of martin
> cachard <>
> Sent: Monday, 23 October 2017 2:10 PM
> To: Birding Aus
> Subject: [Birding-Aus] Wet Tropics migrant bird movements
>
> 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,
>
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>
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