Wet Tropics migrant bird movements

[martin cachard <>]

hello all...

the Spangled Drongo southward migration over us here coastally has abruptly 
stopped on Friday last week...


cheers, martin cachard,

solar whisper wildlife cruises, daintree river,

& trinity beach, cairns

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From: David Bishop <>
Sent: Monday, 23 October 2017 2:28 PM
To: martin cachard
Subject: Wet Tropics migrant bird movements

Dear Martin,

This is fascinating information. PLEASE document as much detail; numbers, times 
etc as you possibly can. This is an amazing and unique opportunity that you 
have. I am currently in Papua, Indonesia finishing up a five week expedition to 
the ‘Neck’ and Pulau Yapen.

Best wishes
David


[cid:



P. O. Box 1234, Armidale, NSW 2350, Australia

On Oct 23, 2017, at 12:10 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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