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The last GBS week was the first time since 1981
at our site in Ainslie that we had no record of a Silvereye. Over the
weekend 1 had a lonely bird (but singing nicely). Another sign that
Silvereyes have declined significantly is that this year we still have
some intact bunches of grapes hanging under the patio (after we had the
main harvest and the protective net is removed), in a normal year they would be
gone in no time.
Also along my transect on the western side of Mt
Ainslie Silvereyes are this season not as common as they used to be.
Of course, the Silvereye is only one of many
woodland/garden species suffering from the prolonged dry conditions, but I had
not necessarily expected that this common, apparently adaptable species would be
so strongly affected.
Michael
Lenz
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