Little Lorikeets

Any breeding activity would be worth
monitoring/confirming. Very few records are available (only a couple for
entire period of last BA atlas). This species is declining in NSW so its
great to have 20 at Mulligans flat. They will be most active early before
nectar dries up.

cheers
Richard

"Lindsay and Diana Nothrop" <>

07/12/2006 09:51 PM

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Subject	[canberrabirds] Little Lorikeets

Little Lorikeets still at Mulligans Flat.
 
Largest flock Julian Robinson and I saw yesterday
was 20.  Some were inspecting a tree hollow.  Others fed on one
bunch of mistletoe for about 15 to 20 minutes.  And if you arrive
before 8.00 am (they seem to leave then) they will pose for photographs
in a certain dead tree. (see attached)
 
For those who still wish to see them, I suggest
you arrive before 7.30am. As Steve Holiday said, follow the main track
past the information board, stock yards etc etc. Eventually the track swings
south-east and starts to run parallel to the fence that borders the southern
edge of the eastern part of the reserve. Continue following the track for
a bit further, then you should see a fairly distinct line of trees running
roughly north-south. There are open areas to the east and west of this,
with a gas pipeline running through the middle of it, marked by yellow
signs. 
 
Walk northwards up the eastern side of the
line of taller trees (taller tree line only about 10 meters wide) line
for maybe 150-200 metres (taller trees on your left, saplings on your right)
and before you get to the dam on western edge of the trees, you should
see a one and a half meter spindly acacia just on the right side of the
foot track.  It has sharp triangular leaves lining the branches).
 At that point turn due east and walk 75 meters to a dead tree.  There
are a couple of dead trees but this one about 7 or 8 meters high has been
dead the longest. 
 
The Lorikeets seem to return frequently to
this tree to preen.
 
Cheers 
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