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Hi Birders,
Recent comments by B. Everingham about
Apostlebirtds in Sydney reminds one that in the past 30 years there have been
single small flocks at places like Heathcoate, Seven Hills, Mt Druit, Deepwater
Park and Gunamatta Park. These small flocks eventually die out but a new group
appears somewhere else in due course. All these birds are considered to be
escapees or delibertae introductions, and in the book "Birds of Sydney" 1991
E.S.Hoskin, the author follows up a number of these records to show that the
birds were accidental escapees or deliberate introductions. They certainly do
not represent a relic population of part of the original distribution, because
Apostlebirds are not native to the County of Cumberland.
alan Morris
NSWFOC Records Officer
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