Re: FW: [canberrabirds] Large flock or Little Corellas

[Janet Russell <>]

There was a flock of of numbers of Corellas over Burley-Griffin Lake in April (?) I think. They appeared for a few days and seemed to be always flying west-eat.

Janet 

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On Tue, 19 Jun 2018 at 08:46, Geoffrey Dabb <> wrote:

Yes, Mariko – not to mention having to remember that slow backswing.

 

This needs some investigating.  I have seen 2 v large flocks (hundreds) in south Canberra this season, but there does not seem to be the same high proportion of corellas in street feeding aggregations as in previous years.  Are the large corella flocks pre- or post- roosting gatherings, or birds based in rural areas that occasionally enter the suburbs?

 

From: mariko buszynski [
Sent: Monday, 18 June 2018 6:12 PM
To: canberrabirds
Subject: [canberrabirds] Large flock or Little Corellas

 

Today at about 4.20 pm there was a huge flock of Little Corellas flying over the Federal Golf Course.  I have never seen such a large flock so it is difficult to estimate but it looked over hundreds.  The place was  reverberating with their calls.  They perched on a tall tree for a while but they started to circle around.  I could hear some cockies but the majority was Little Corellas.  Unfortunately there were also a lot of kangaroos in the golf course and my silly dog went mad.  I was desperately trying to control her and I could not take a photo or have a better look.  

 

Mariko