Is Winter nearly over already?

[Mark Clayton <>]

Nothing out of the ordinary with birds nesting at present. Many years ago I had Yellow-rumped Thornbills on (in) a nest with eggs on June 15 (my late father's birthday) and White-plumed Honeyeaters on eggs at our Charcoal Tank banding site at West Wyalong. The swans at Franklin Pond have 3 cygnets and the Eurasian Coots there appear to be building a nest while still with 3/4 grown chicks. I think, from the very brief view in the semi darkness as I drove past last night that one of the Masked Lapwing's regular nest sites is already in use. Magpies are building down the road from my house and the local Australian Ravens are doing their territorial displays.

And I am still getting begging young Sulphur-crested Cockatoos for my GBS chart. The Little Corellas were a couple of weeks ago but the numbers visiting have dropped so I am not getting begging young at present.

Mark

On 11/07/2020 1:18 pm, Rob Geraghty wrote:

On a drive out west the weekend before last, I saw a finch gathering nesting material. Plus there's the Swans nesting at the wetlands and Tidbinbilla. It seems that they're trying to make up for the drought. 

On Sat, 11 Jul 2020, 04:14 shorty, <> wrote:

Today at Jerra Wetlands White-plumed Honeyeaters were copulating. Last weekend at Mount Majura Nature Reserve Buff-rumped Thornbills were carrying nesting material.

Shorty

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