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I reported
pretty much the same thing in the same place (probably) in some summer evenings
for Welcome Swallows about maybe 5 years ago. Actually more about the activity
late at dusk (not sure now about roosting). Might be in the
archives.
Philip
Dear All
Walking at
dusk at Black Mountain peninsula yesterday evening and saw approx 300 hundred
Tree Martins (not sure if only just Tree Martins as light faded) whirling over
small reed bed area near where toiliets are getting reconstructed. Quite
spectacular against the sunset and then they eventually settled down in the
reedbeds along with the Reed Warblers, 4 White Faced Herons, large flock of
Starlings (approx 100) - so all in all quite a density of birds in such a small
area.
Are there any other known roosting spots for Martins/Swallows
towards the end of summer around Canberra ? Where are the largest reported
roosting spots? Do birds frequent different roosting areas at this time of year
or are they site faithful ? How long do they roost in such areas ? Looking
forward to some answers if possible to these questions.
kind
regards
Tim
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