Superb Parrots as overwinterers in Hughes/Garran

[Peter <>]

Certainly many overwintered in the Gungahlin area, I didn't see the big flocks that were present at the end of June, but I would more often than not see 2-20 Superbs on my commuting bike ride through Franklin in July and early August, observations have ceased since I entered quarantine

Peter

On 18/08/2021 11:22 am, Philip Veerman wrote:

There has been at least one pair of Superb Parrots at the Kambah adventure playground and/or Jenke Circuit, on each of a small number of visits by me there over the last 10 days (including Monday). I had one fly over my house on last July GBS week (i.e. in early August) and I believe another heard (just one sound) yesterday, though I’m not entirely sure that wasn’t Bowerbird mimicry.

 

Philip

 

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Two flew west over MacArthur this morning. First for this location for me. 

 

Richard 

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On 18 Aug 2021, at 9:39 am, Terry Munro via Canberrabirds m("lists.canberrabirds.org.au","canberrabirds");"> <> wrote:



There are still a few here in Watson

Terry Munro

 

On Wed, 18 Aug 2021 at 8:32 am, calyptorhynchus via Canberrabirds <> wrote:

I was confidently predicting regularly from April onwards that the Superbs were going to leave the Hughes/Garran area but in fact I think we can now describe them as overwinterers in this area.

 

The bulk of them seem to have left this area through June, but during July I saw and heard the odd bird. Since the beginning of August I have been seeing and hearing larger groups, with a flock of over ten yesterday.

 

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John Leonard

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