Fw: Red Wattlebird Migration [SEC=UNCLASSIFIED]

Further to earlier observations below.
Red wattlebirds are still (10-11 June) migrating north around Ulladulla.
Flocks of 20 to 50 totalling 100s rather than 1000s per day. Also smaller
silent HEs (ie not YFHEs) moving north (probably WPHE or Fuscous HEs).

cheers
Richard



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Richard Allen/CBR/IPAustralia

02/05/2007 09:41 AM

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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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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