Hi Sanda. At the other end of Wanniassa down near the shopping
centre we've had large raucous flocks of rainbow lorikeets for about 6 - 8 weeks
now. Flocks of about 15 -20 common on a daily basis (especially in the morning)
around my local few houses, easily outnumbering all the other birds except the
wattlebirds which are into the flowering ironbarks currently. Either the
rosellas have retired out of the way a bit, or they've moved out because of the
lorikeets - i'd say i'm seeing on average only a pair or 2 of easterns daily
around our place at the moment. This year is definitely the 'year of the rainbow
lorikeet' in my street!
Date: Mon, 2 Jun 2014 10:25:33 +1000
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Subject: [canberrabirds] Rainbow lorikeets
Wanniassa
The lorikeets are regulars here in small numbers, but in
last few days there's been a big influx to the flowering eucalypts in the
parkland area adjacent to Wanniassa Hills Primary School. Just counted 27 there,
along with the usual suspects in the area - crimson and eastern
rosellas, king parrots, galahs and sulphur crested cockies. The ever-present
noisy miners were trying hard to chase them away, but not having much luck! It's
always a popular area with parrots, having a number of big old eucs with some
hollows (and someone from ANU has put up some nest boxes on one of the trees
too), but first time I've seen such an invasion of the rainbow lorikeets.
Sandra H
