FW: [canberrabirds] Swifties in Ainslie

["Steve Holliday" <>]

Up to 9 Swifties in the flowering E. leucoxylon this morning. Interestingly they were joined briefly by 2 Rainbow Lorikeets, a species I have only a handful of previous GBS records for.

 

Just had a dark morph Little Eagle go over, yesterday there was a Peregrine, and there has been at least one Brown Goshawk around the last few weeks. Hopefully the Swifties will keep their heads down...

 

Regards

Steve

 

From: Steve Holliday [
Sent: Sunday, 17 May 2015 8:57 AM
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Subject: RE: [canberrabirds] Swifties in Ainslie

 

Hi all

 

Great that so many people are getting to see them, it is a little hit or miss though. I am keeping track of them for a report to Birdlife, so keep reports coming. The maximum I have seen is 12 – but suspect there are a few more.

 

The tall flowering eucalypt  in the nature reserve that they occasionally visit is a Yellow Gum (Eucalyptus leucoxylon).

regards

Steve

 

From: Dr Mark Carey
Sent: Saturday, 16 May 2015 5:33 PM
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Subject: RE: [canberrabirds] Swifties in Ainslie

 

I counted at least 10 this morning at the same site (6.30am to 8ish). They sat perfectly in the Yellow Box as the sun rose. Terrific views of the birds. Agree, there are juveniles amongst them.