HI everyone
Oliver rang me about this and asked if COG could help out to see if this is a lone sighting or more worrying one of perhaps a number of this species in the Campbell area.
Given that a number of COG and other bird watchers report on what they see around this area , would you be kind enough to let Oliver know directly if you see any other Red-whiskered Bulbuls?
Many thanks
Alison Russell-French
President
COG
From: Orgill, Oliver [
Sent: Thursday, 1 October 2015 2:52 PM
To: ; Iglesias, Daniel; Lambie, Bruce
Cc: Hughes, Stephen
Subject: Red Whiskered Bulbul - Assistance Requested
Hi Alison,
As we discussed on the phone earlier today, a single Red- Whiskered Bulbul
(Pycnonotus jocosus) was surrended to ACT Parks by a wildlife carer yesterday. The bird had been given to the carer after it had crashed into a house window in
Ferdinand Street Campbell.
This bird is a Notifiable species under the Pest Plants and Animals Act, based on a risk assessment for the potential to establish with associated damage to agricultural and environmental assets. The nearest known established population
of Bulbuls is in the Wollongong area. The last recorded detection of this species in the ACT was in the Tuggeranong Area in the mid 90’s.
The bird from Campbell was banded with a single yellow band, so it is likely that it is an escapee from an illegal captive collection rather than a truly wild bird. However, given the risk of Bulbuls establishing in the region, ACTPCS
is keen to co-ordinate additional monitoring in the Campbell area to ensure that this individual bird is not part of a wider feral population. ACTPCS intends to put out a media release asking the general community to keep an eye out and report any suspected
sightings of the species. In addition to this, we would like to request the assistance of COG and use the expertise of your members and networks to help with undertaking some targeted surveys in the Campbell region.
If this is something that COG could assist with, I’d be happy to meet with you or discuss over the phone the best way that we could go about it.
Some further information on Bulbuls is here -
http://www.pestsmart.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/Red-whiskeredBulbul.pdf
Look forward to hearing from you.
Thanks,
Oliver Orgill
Vertebrate Pest Co-ordinator
Natural Resource Protection & Programs
Territory & Municipal Services
Parks and Conservation Service
500 Cotter Rd
Weston Creek ACT 2611
Ph 02 6207 2135
Fax 02 6207 2544
Mob 042 7015529
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