Out of area: Red-capped Robin

[Stuart Harris <>]

Sorry for late post, have been running around like a blue-ass fly the past week! In relation to Red-capped Robins, I had one male in my front yard in Belconnen (old Emu Ridge area) last Wednesday.

I was upstairs, on the phone, starting out whilst chatting with a journo when I saw the characteristic perch-forage-perch behaviour of this bird. This continued for approx 50 mins and I was lucky to get some decent shots once i finished my call.

Here is a link to a photograph I posted on Facebook:

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10156211528087565&set=a.60008287564.87970.784512564&type=3&theater

Been so long since i posted (a pic) here I'm not sure of the chat line protocols. Apols if this is inappropriate?

Regards

Stuart Harris

On Sat, Sep 16, 2017 at 5:11 PM, con <> wrote:

A single male at Crookhaven head opposite tbe Shoalhaven Pilot Station today at 1 pm.

regards

Con

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From: Steve Read <>

Date: 16/09/2017 5:00 PM (GMT+10:00)

To: 'Canberra Birds' <m("canberrabirds.org.au","canberrabirds");" target="_blank">org.au>

Subject: [canberrabirds] Seagulls at night

I was walking near Parliament House after dark this week and noticed the large number of seagulls (Silver Gulls) flying around the lighted flagpole. Quite mesmerising to watch. I’ve also seen seagulls do similar at other lighted locations after dark, such as floodlit supermarket carparks or sports grounds. They presumably do this for hours at a time.

 

Does anyone know if there is any established explanation for this behaviour? Why are the gulls attracted to these lights? Are there really enough moths around to attract that many birds?

 

Steve