Hi All
Would just like to query John on this one (Sacred or Glossy?)
From: John Gamblin <>
>Spent the day today taking Hilary around the Mornington
>Peninsula here in Victoria ( soon to be known as the
>state of Brack's shack?) and what we saw when we were
>parked at Seawinds in the township of Dromana, a
>nearby small township, were wave after wave of Scared
>Ibis ! this is the second day in the past four that we
>have visited this spot and are they invading us? count
>must be well over 500 that we saw, let alone what has
>transpired in the two days in between ?
For some time now we have been observing large flocks of Glossy Ibis on
the Mornington Peninsula. At times there are a few Sacred (White) Ibis
amongst them, but the vast majority appear from the ground the be black
and white.
Can well believe John's count of 500+, flocks vary from 4 or 5 to 70 or
more, sometimes several flocks merge and with binoculars other flocks can
been seen at higher levels.
Apparently some concern has been expressed by pilots flying from Moorabbin
at the unusually large numbers this year.
Will look carefully for White Ibis tomorrow.
Regards
Ken
Somers
Mornington Peninsula
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