I made a note on 10/2/98 of a flock of Crested Pigeons in Heathmont,
about 20 km east of Richmond, and have seen them several times since.
Jenny Skewes
Martin O'Brien wrote:
>
> From: Martin on 16/08/99 08:18 AM
>
> To:
> cc:
> Subject: Crested Pigeons in Melbourne (Vic.)
>
> An interesting observation over the weekend. In my suburban Richmond
> (inner Melbourne) my wife and I went walking to one of the small local
> sports/parklands (Burnley Park) on the Yarra River after last Saturday
> mornings hail/shower.
>
> Apart from the usual unrestrained dogs harrassing the birdlife, we observed
> a group of five Crested Pigeons feeding on the ground and being chased by
> the local Magpies. Has anyone else noted CPs this close to the city and
> other move,ents further south in the state? The southern limits of the
> natural range for the species has been increasing for years (Emison et al.
> 1987) and a colleague of mine has observed an individual at Derby River
> Wilsons Promontory in the last 12 months.
>
> Wouldn't it be nice if they made some inroads into the Spotted Turtle Dove
> distribution.
>
> [birdlist forwarded to the Atlas]
>
> Martin O'Brien
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