Another Koel sighting in Holt

[Philip Veerman <>]

I have been home most of the time and have not yet (for this half of the year) noticed (visually or hearing) any Koels around here (Kambah).

 

Philip

 

From: Canberrabirds [ On Behalf Of Martin Butterfield via Canberrabirds
Sent: Thursday, 25 November, 2021 11:50 AM    To: Robin Hide  Cc:        Subject: Re: [Canberrabirds] Another Koel sighting in Holt

 

We have been in Canberra for the last week and have heard Koels everywhere we have been.  Sites include Reid (every morning), Canberra Croquet Club (3 days)and Kelly's Swamp (2 days).

 

Martin Butterfield

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On Thu, 25 Nov 2021 at 11:40, Robin Hide via Canberrabirds <> wrote:

Hearing koels regularly in Ainslie, and yesterday (24 Nov) a male and female on the powerlines (but not calling) over our garden in the rain.

Robin

From: Canberrabirds [ On Behalf Of John Layton via Canberrabirds
Sent: Wednesday, 24 November 2021 6:48 PM            To: Canberra birds         Subject: [Canberrabirds] Another Koel sighting in Holt

Not five minutes ago a male landed in a large tree just outside the lounge room window and gave wurra wurra, rather than wirra wirra calls, a couple of times before being swooped upon by a Red Wattlebird which landed and hopped about on the same limb while the koel ignored it. Then four Magpie Larks swooped and the koel flew away giving forth a few more wurra wurras as it went with the others in pursuit. As I’ve mentioned previously, Koels are an uncommon visitor to our garden.

John Layton

Holt.

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