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Harvey.
Thanks for this and for the references.
I did look up the Annual Bird Report in the recent CBN and saw
that breeding behaviour had been earliest recorded in August and latest in
March for the 2005/06 year. I wasn't sure though whether or not this might have
been because the species has a delimited breeding period here or whether they
might have been just the first and last instances that had been recorded
for what is regarded as a "common" and "pest" species which nested all (or
nearly all) year. My other references (Pizzey & Doyle and Readers
Digest Complete Book of Australian Birds) both give roughly October - March as
the breeding period, but again I wasnt sure whether this was a current
reflection of what occurs in Canberra.
I'll keep an eye on them and try to locate any nest site (if
they indeed are attempting to go to nest rather than just engaging in winter
sports!) and then to determine if young eventuate.
Bruce
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