The migration seemed very busy in the warm calm fortnight around Easter, and less so since.
It would not be surprising if there were far fewer birds to migrate, given that the honeyeaters had the double whammy of severe bushfires through much of their summer breeding grounds and also through vast swathes of
their winter feeding areas. I can imagine that it would take a number of good breeding years to build up to pre-fire numbers again.
Cheers
Nicki Taws
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From: Canberrabirds On Behalf Of
Sent: Saturday, 17 April, 2021 2:31 PM
To: 'Canberra birds' <>
Subject: [Canberrabirds] FW: Yellow-faced Honeyeaters over Duffy 9.15am - incidental
Many thanks to all those who responded. While some observers counted numbers similar to those seen on the COG outing and by Michael Robbins, no-one seems to have yet reported numbers in the same order as Lindsay and
others have counted in past years. Jack Holland
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Sent: Friday, 16 April 2021 1:53 PM
To: 'Jean Casburn' <>; 'Canberra birds' <>
Subject: RE: [Canberrabirds] Yellow-faced Honeyeaters over Duffy 9.15am - incidental
Thanks Jean, with Lindsay Hansch having moved from his house under the major migration path in Jerrabomberra, very few higher numbers of honeyeaters moving through seem to have been reported so far. To my knowledge the
largest is the 600+ over 30 minutes in the COG walk at Narrabundah Hill I led on 3 April, though Michael Robbins estimated well over 1000 over a longer time frame at Greenway (Tuggeranong) a couple of days ago.
This morning Andrea and I did the walk from Athllon Drive down to the confluence of Tuggeranong Creek and the Murrumbidgee, and then further N along the Centennial Trail and back, but only counted around 90 mainly YFHE.
This was despite the prime honeyeater migration conditions and compares with the over 400 seen at a similar time just over a year ago.
Has anyone seen very large numbers migrating this season?
Jack Holland
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On Behalf Of Jean Casburn
Sent: Friday, 16 April 2021 12:12 PM
To: Canberra birds <>
Subject: [Canberrabirds] Yellow-faced Honeyeaters over Duffy 9.15am - incidental
Two groups of about 40 YFHE passed over Duffy from Narrabundah Hill on this still sunny morning. Also heard several White-naped Honeyeater and about this time 4 Yellow-tailed Black Cockatoo.
Jean
