Silvereyes were in very low numberes at Mount Annan Botanic Gardens,
Campbelltown this year with very small catches prior to last week (c25) over 9
banding visits. Last Saturday we caught 120 in the first hour of netting with a
range of local types and southern types. They had come in to feed on a patch of
African Olive that had come in to fruit. If we had some more resources we would
have been able to leave the nets open and would have caught 3-400.
Alan Leishman,
Plant Sciences,
Royal Botanic Gardens,
Mrs Macquaries Road,
Sydney, NSW 2565
Tel: (02) 9231 8166
>>> "Allan Morris" <> 08/29/00 03:14pm >>>
Hi Birders,
Carol Proberts, John Leonard and others commented on the abundance of or
otherwise of small honeyeaters this winter. Here on the Central Coast,
Yellow-faced Honeyaters were as abundant as ever, however the numbers of
White-naped Honeyaters was definately up being seen in heath, forest and
woodland in numbers not usually reported for winter. Fuscous Honeyeaters which
are usually only reported at one or two sites every few years in winter were
seen at more than ten locations May-August feeding in flowering Swamp Mahogany
along with the other two species. Silvereyes were also very common. However
earlier in the year in May-June, because of good seasonal conditions inland
Silvereyes were present in good numbers much further west than usual and were
seen at Mootwingie (now Mutawingi?) NP and Gunderbooka NP in May-June, and at
Deniliquin in August.
Alan Morris
NSWFOC Records Officer
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