Nick,
>From 1968 to 1970, I used to see a small party of 6 or 7 Rainbow Lorikeets
fling over the grounds of the University of Western Australia. The rumour
was that they had been released from an aviary at the school of zoology by
accident, but I have never been able to confirm that.
As you and Elizabeth Compston have observed they have increased enormously
and are now a pest. So much so that the WA Dept of Agriculture is taking
active control steps see
http://www.sciencewa.net.au/topics/agriculture/item/1267-rainbow-lorikeet-po
pulation-under-control
On visits to Perth in recent years, I have been pleasantly surprised to see
a number of 28s, though not as many as before. Mind you they never created
the noisy flocks that the Rainbows do. They are a much more subtle bird,
quite easy to overlook despite their size. What I have not seen are the
indigenous Purple-crowned Lorikeets that used to be common in the uni
grounds and often seen in proximity of blossoming eucalypts in the suburbs
of Perth.
Shaun Bagley
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From: Nick Payne
Sent: Monday, 16 April 2012 6:42 AM
To:
Subject: WA and ringnecks
When I was growing up in Perth in the 1960s, Twenty-eight Parrots were quite
common around the suburb where we lived. However, on recent visits, they
seem to have been almost completely displaced by the introduced Rainbow
Lorikeets, which I don't remember at all from the 1960s. Now, it's not until
you get substantially away from the city that you start to see Twenty-eights
in any number.
Rainbow Lorikeets there are viewed much the same as Indian Mynahs here, and
the State departments of Agriculture and Conservation and Environment
support a program of trapping and shooting in an attempt to control and
reduce their numbers.
Nick
On 12/04/12 06:41, jude hopwood wrote:
> Dear All,
> A friend who is in WA at present wrote to tell me of the wonderful
> bird life calls of the morning. Says there are more morning calls
> than Narrabundah. Mentioned '28s'. When I asked what they were, she
> sent me this link. Info is fine, but benefits are also links to other
> information specific to WA.
> http://www.birdlife.org.au/bird-profile/australian-ringneck
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