Shot out? Why would anyone shoot whistlers?
Peter Shute
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> On 12 Mar 2018, at 6:05 pm, Carol Probets <> wrote:
>
> Hi Mike and all,
>
> Olive Whistler would be extrememly unusual in the Blue Mountains. For some
> reason there's a gap in its distribution here, despite seemingly suitable
> habitat. I raised this question years ago on Birding-Aus. Apparently there
> WAS a small population of them at Mt Wilson around the turn of the (20th)
> century, but an old-timer told me they were shot out. Blue Mountains Bird
> Observers have no records of them in the past 25 years. Apart from a reputed
> occurrence at Mt Werong there seems to be a gap in their distribution between
> the Watagan Mountains and the Illawarra coast.
>
> Anyway, David's bird looks good for Golden Whistler to me, as I’ve already
> replied privately.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Carol
>
> Carol Probets
> Blue Mountains, NSW
>
>
>
>> On 12 Mar 2018, at 11:08 am, Mike Carter <> wrote:
>>
>> I wondered about Olive Whistler.
>>
>> Mike Carter, 03 5977 1262
>> 181/160 Mornington-Tyabb Road
>> Mornington, VIC 3931, Australia
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Birding-Aus On Behalf Of
>> Jill Dark
>> Sent: 12 March 2018 8:27 AM
>> To: ;
>> Subject: Re: [Birding-Aus] Help with a Blue Mountains Bird
>>
>> Hi David,
>>
>> It looks like a female Golden Whistler to me.
>>
>> Jill in Hazelbrook
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From:
>> Sent: Sunday, March 11, 2018 4:49 PM
>> To:
>> Subject: [Birding-Aus] Help with a Blue Mountains Bird
>>
>> Hi
>>
>>
>>
>> The robin-like bird (I guess about 14-15 cm, size approximately of an
>> Eastern Yellow Robin) popped up in our yard today. I cannot identify it as a
>> robin from my books or indeed as any other bird. Ideas? Photographed today.
>>
>>
>>
>> Many thanks in advance
>>
>>
>>
>> David in Blackheath
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