Plumed whistling ducks

[Kim Farley via Canberrabirds <>]

So good. Thank you David. For any others also interested here is a link to that issue of Canberra Bird Notes https://canberrabirds.org.au/wp-content/canberra-bird-notes/CBN-39-Dec-14.pdf  -  pp. 173-84 as David said. 

Martin's article is very good, and interesting too in that he discusses the challenges and rewards of multiple data sources. 

Kim

On Sat, 16 Dec 2023, 5:58 pm David McDonald (Personal), <> wrote:

Interesting thoughts, Kim.

 

Martin Butterfield had a close look at the data available to 2014:

Butterfield, M 2014, 'Plumed Whistling-Ducks in the COG Area of Interest', Canberra Bird Notes, vol. 39, no. 3, pp. 173-84.

The Plumed Whistling Duck (Dendrocygna eytoni) is being more frequently reported in the COG Area of Interest since 2009. This report consolidates the data recorded for the species, noting a number of difficulties experienced in that process. The location, date of sighting and flock size is summarised up to October 2014. It is not possible to suggest what has caused the increased presence of the species in our area but it is tentatively suggested that each year’s records relate to a single flock.

 

I doubt that the data collected in the decade between then and now shed much more light on the topic.

 

Best wishes – David

 

From: Kim Farley <>
Sent: Saturday, December 16, 2023 5:28 PM
To: David McDonald (Personal) <>
Cc: Canberra birds <>
Subject: Re: [Canberrabirds] Plumed whistling ducks

 

An interesting thought David, and I have noticed that the Trucking Yard Lane Whistling Ducks do disappear from time to time. (I tend to visit Bungendore most months.) It would be nice though if they turned up more often in key birding spots in the ACT - if only to engage the strong interest of ACT birders!  More seriously though, Martin Butterfield or Michael Lenz (and others of course) might have thoughts on the movements of the species in our area (ie COG's NSW area of interest). It could be that they circulate between areas birders visit and areas birders can't access. Goodness knows. I do notice dry period/wet period movement of the species in other areas of NSW I visit.

Kim

 

 

On Sat, Dec 16, 2023 at 4:35 PM David McDonald (Personal) <> wrote:

None at Trucking  Yard Lane yesterday – they haven’t been reported there since Kim Farley’s 18 Nov visit.

I wonder (again) if the Jerra birds have come from TYL? I just wish a banded whistling-duck would turn up there!

David

 

From: Canberrabirds <> On Behalf Of sandra henderson via Canberrabirds
Sent: Friday, December 15, 2023 7:53 AM
To: Canberra birds <>
Subject: [Canberrabirds] Plumed whistling dicks

 

Just saw five disappearing over bank down to water at Fyshwick sewage ponds. Pond directly across from Kelly’s

Sandra H

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