Red Wattlebird Migration [SEC=UNCLASSIFIED]

Having just spent a fortnight near Ulladulla
I also observed large flocks of Red wattlebirds going north.
They commenced around the 22nd April
and continued all day, rain or shine, for 6 days. I guess around 5- 10
thousand passed over me in that period. Flock size averaged around 80 with
some as large as 200. I was surprised to see them flying in the rain. 

Down the coast fewer YFHEs were moving
by the 22nd. Lots of Fuscous and a few WPHEs were also on the move.

Back in Canberra I saw a flock of 50
Red Wattlebirds flying past the Mint in Deakin yesterday morning. Today
I saw a few (3) WPHEs around Curtin.

cheers
Richard

"Noel Luff" <>

02/05/2007 08:17 AM

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Subject	Re: [canberrabirds] Red Wattlebird Migration [SEC=PERSONAL]

I had a similar experience about a fortnight ago at
Princetown (on the Great 
Ocean Road - west of the Otways in Victoria) - the flock I saw was well
in 
excess of 500 - and was preceded and followed by smallers flocks of 20s
or 
so. They appeared to be heading west along the coast away from the Otways

A truely amazing sight - even the group I was with (who were not 
birdwatchers) were impressed.

Noel