Where have the lake Eyre Pelicans come from??

[Tony Russell <>]

Well, the Adelaide area has been devoid/short of Pelis for the last couple
of months so some of those in The Lake are probably ours.
Tony.



At 10:36  22/05/00 +1000, you wrote:
>Hi all,
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>There's been a fair bit of comment about the Lake Eyre Pelicans
>in their hundreds/thousands but I'd like to pose the question
>of "Where have they come from?"
>
>For a couple of years I've been running regular, monthly surveys
>of coastal raptors in southern Moreton Bay, (just south of Brisbane), 
>funded by Coastcare.  We follow a set course (70+ km) and go 
>at much the same time and tides each time.
>
>In addition to the raptors, we count other birds including Pelis and,
>although I haven't looked over the numbers in detail, my impression
>is that there has been no drop in Peli numbers.  We had a trip
>yesterday in glorious weather (for a change) and saw a good number
>of Pelis. My count sheets are at home so I can't give actual nubmers
>off hand.
>
>This would suggest that the Lake Eyre Pelis are not from Moreton Bay, 
>so where have they come from?  Is anyone else doing coastal counts
>and has anyone noticed any decline in Pelis at their local spot?
>
>It will also be interesting to see if there is any noticeable
>increase in nos. later in the year as immatures make their way
>to the coast.
>
>Cheers
>
>Pete
>
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