The Weebill is not usually a species to arouse much interest, and
hence hardly mentioned on the chat line. However, over the last few months
I have noticed this species in many places where it normally does not show up,
such as in several streets in Dickson and Ainslie (away from the Mt Ainslie
CNP), incl. in our garden with max 5 in early April (normally absent except for
the odd record), Haig Park (Braddon/Turner) and parts of the ANU. On 27 April
there was a flock of 11 in Haig
Park.
I
had originally planned to send this message under the heading ?tough times
getting tougher?: as a result of the prolonged drought more and more birds enter
the relatively green space of Canberra,
and the Weebill is just one example.
Let us hope recent rains signal an end to the tough times. Philip?s GBS report
indicates a gradual slight increase from the start of the year to a max. in
June/July. However, the observations this year from the areas I tend to walk
through more regularly are without precedent
Michael
Lenz
