Thanks for reports so far. This project aims to record occurrence of 10 Winter ‘scarcities’ in the broader COG area of interest. It is limited to the 8 weeks to 31 July. Please send any reports either to the chatline or to me directly. Late reports are welcome and will be incorporated - if you can give the date.
Below is the summary for week 1. I’ll defer any discussion until the end, but 2 quick points: (a) it seems that the F-t Cuckoos reported in ANBG up to early June may have moved away. I’d still expect one or two in the period. (b) the dozen-odd D Swallows on Thurs/Fri were probably the same group in the woodland on the NW side of Lake Ginn.
I’m keeping a record of locations to see if there’s any pattern there.
WINTERBIRDS MONITORING PROJECT: First 4 weeks 6 June-3 July [number birds / number locations]
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F-t Cuckoo |
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B-f Cuckoo-shrike |
5/2 |
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A Reed-Warbler |
1/1 |
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Ruf Whistler |
1/1 |
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D Woodswallow |
34/1 |
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13/2 |
10/1 |
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