Hi
In the mid 1990s I traveled from Wollongong to Nowra to twitch a
Koel, then by the turn of the century they were common breeding
migrants in Wollongong, now past Ulladulla, so not surprising as
they continue to follow one of their favourite hosts south. Is
this because those Red Wattlebirds in the north are a wake up to
the Koels as in Wollongong I thought the number of begging young
Koels sighted appeared to drop off after the late 2000s and the
same appears to be happening in Ulladulla now forcing the Koels to
find fresh Red Wattlebirds that do not recognise that they are
being used.
Cheers Chris
On 22/02/2019 8:23 am, Martin
Butterfield wrote:
I have heard of a couple of recent records of
Koel chicks being fed by Red Wattlebirds at Mallacoota. There
is only one record (from Feb. 2017) of Koel breeding in East
Gippsland on eBird so I ma getting the observers to submit
reports.
Martin
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