Good morning subscribers, there was only one response to my message last week of a very early Koel fledgling from late November/early December in Casey.
This morning, I located my first for the season, a very small, recently fledged and very quiet one across Darwinia Tce in Rivett, eventually fed by a RWB when it was a bit more vocal.
In the interim, has anyone else observed a Koel fledgling to date?
Jack Holland
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Sent: Tuesday, 9 December 2025 11:59 AM
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Subject: Koel fledglings
Has anyone recorded any Koel fledglings this season? If so, I would appreciate short details such as date, suburb and if possible, host.
I haven’t so far and from all the adult activity within 100 m from our house for the past week I suspect they are still establishing territories. There have been up to 5 birds at a time, with much calling (such a wide range by both species),
confrontations/standoffs between females, males or females and males, as well as males chasing females or other males (in one case 3 birds).
They’ve also often been happy to sit out in full view on fences, wires etc. It’s almost been a full-time job keeping up with them.
Jack Holland
