While walking my dogs this afternoon, a female Eastern Koel flew low close in front of me giving soft
kek kek calls. Luckily it landed in a small tree nearby so I could confirm it before it flew away. This was in the small park at the end of the lane between Themeda and Mentha Places Rivett, an area that has been favoured by Koels in the past, including
when they first arrive.
Apart from Mark Clayton’s post on 25 September I am not aware of any further sightings, there are none I can find on the eBird map so far. However, it is right on time for the first arrivals in the past 2 seasons, also in Rivett (at almost
the same place) in 2018, and Chapman in 2019.
Jack Holland
