Fwd: Swan banding project

[Marg Peachey <>]

This fellow is a Queenslander doing research on swans in Canberra.  I'm not sure if his project is complete or not.

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On Thu, 19 Nov 2020 at 06:19, Ace Frawley <> wrote:

I observed a banded Black Swan at Lake Tuggeranong on 21 April 2020 and sent the details of the bands to the Australian Bird and Bat Banding Scheme.  The reply from the project officer informed me that it was banded 11 months and 17 days prior to my sighting and had moved a distance of 2km with a bearing of 39 degrees.  The bird was banded by Dr J T Coleman.

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From: Alison <>
Date: Wed, 18 Nov 2020 at 19:40
Subject: Swan banding project
To: <>, Christine <m("gmail.com","christine.d9933");" target="_blank">>, COG chatline <m("canberrabirds.org.au","canberrabirds");" target="_blank">>
Cc: Mark Clayton <>

Hi Lindsay,

 

I’d say every swan I have seen in the last perhaps 12 months, from Gungahlin, Lake Ginninderra, Commonwealth Park, Jerrabomberra , Lake Tuggeranong, has had a red band on their leg, sometimes also an older silver band on the other leg.

I’ve also wondered about this project.

 

Alison

 

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Sent: Saturday, 14 November 2020 9:17 AM
To: 'Christine' <>; 'COG chatline' <m("canberrabirds.org.au","canberrabirds");" target="_blank">>
Cc: 'Mark Clayton' <>
Subject: Re: [Canberrabirds] Swan banding project

 

Interesting. Our resident pair of swans on Lake Jerrabomberra (only recently arrived) are both banded. A few days ago a second pair arrived and challenged the residents. The male of that pair was also banded (BJ0 red left leg and silver on right leg). Not sure about the female.

 

Regards

 

Lindsay Hansch

 

From: Christine <>
Sent: Friday, 13 November 2020 4:30 PM
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Cc: Mark Clayton <>
Subject: [Canberrabirds] Swan banding project

 

Hi all,

 

I wonder if anyone can help me with info about a Swan banding project, or with what might have happened to the swan in the attached photo.

 

Over the past couple of months I have noticed that swans around canberra have been acquiring bling, so I assume someone is doing a study of some kind.

 

Today I was watching a swan at Franklin, and noticed that it was only using one leg.

I watched for a while trying to see what was going on,and thought that the swan had lost a leg. But then, of course, the Swan swam to the other end of the pond. Eventually it came back, and soon started up-ending to forage on the bottom of the pond. After a while I determined that the leg was actually still there - I think.

 

If anyone can provide any information on who is doing the study, or if there is a need to get wildlife rescue involved please let me know. I would assume that if the swan cannot use one leg it would not be able to get onto dry land etc, though it seems fine in the water.

 

Christine D.

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