At 06:22 26/10/1999 +1000, you wrote:
>
>The Courier-Mail (Brisbane) in "Outdoors Getaways" Fri Oct 22, p. 12,in
>discussing the joys of holidaying on North Stradbroke Island, included this
>item:
>
> "Birdwatchers flock to the island to view more than 250 species of
>native birds which are especially visible around a series of lakes and
>lagoons known as The Keyholes."
>
>I find the tally of 250 species surprisingly high.
>
>Would someone comment, please.
>
>Syd Curtis
>
>H Syd Curtis
>
>
>
Hi Syd
No it's quite reasonable, depending upon what you count as the island.
Vernon & Martin (1975) gave a total list of 254 species and
Barry & Vernon (1977) list c. 260 birds recorded from North Straddie,
of these 138 were classified as "land birds" and the rest as sea birds.
Many of the latter would be beach-washed birds, which few would "tick"
but are certainly part of the island's avifauna, if only as vagrants
to the surrounding seas.
Cheers
Pete
Dr Peter Woodall email =
Division of Vet Pathology & Anatomy
School of Veterinary Science & An. Prod. Phone = +61 7 3365 2300
The University of Queensland Fax = +61 7 3365 1355
Brisbane, Qld, Australia 4072 WWW = http://www.uq.edu.au/~anpwooda
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