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Hi Birders
Re Returning Spring Migrants to
Newcastle-Sydney-Wollongong-Blue Mountains
The following are the arrival dates for the spring
migrants that have been relayed to me or have been placed on Birdline or
on Birding-Aus.I have indicated whether the arrival date I have is early (E),
late (L) or average (A) for the species concerned based on records held by the
NSWFOC over 30 years. Some records are for birds outside the survey area (marked
* thus) but that is because they are the only records known. I would be
interested if anyone has earlier records for the survey area. Some birds
have already returned a month ago or more like Wedge-tailed
Shearwater, Rufous Whistler and Fairy Martins so they are not included in
this list. Obviously there are more migrants yet to come like the Monarchs &
Flycatchers, Dollarbirds, Kingfishers & Cicadabirds. The location and
observers name is also given
Latham's Snipe 26/8/00 (L) Gap
Bluff, South Head (FOC)
Latham's Snipe 30/8/00 (L)
McGraths Hill STW (Keith Brandwood)
Wood Sandpiper 2/9/00 (E) Pitt
Town Lagoon (Keith Brandwood)
Sharp-tailed Sandpiper 30/8/00
(L) Pitt Town Lagoon (Keith Brandwood)
Sharp-tailed Sandpiper 7/9/00 (L)
The Entrance (Alan Morris)
Curlew Sandpiper 30/8/00 (L) Pitt
Town Lagoon (Keith Brandwood)
Red Knot?
Grey Plover
30/8/00 (E) Womboyne Lake Entrance (Barabara Jones)
Pacific Golden Plover ?
Greater Sand Plover 9/9/00 (E)
Boatharbour, Kurnell (Philip Brook)
Mongolian Sand Plover?
Arctic Jaeger 9/9/00 (E) off
Maroubra (Rob Gardner)
Pallid Cuckoo 13/8/00 (A)
McGraths Hill (Clive Meadows)
Koel Cuckoo 30/8/00 (E) Toronto
(Birdline)
Koel Cuckoo 4/9/00 (E) Neutral
Bay (Dick Dallimore)
Koel Cuckoo 6/9/00 (E) Pymble
(Daryl McKay)
Channel-billed Cuckoo 4/9/00 (E)
Mosman Bay (Wendy bannister)
Channel-billed Cuckoo 6/9/00 (E)
Berkeley Vale (Ern Dunkley)
Channel-billed Cuckoo 9/9/00 (E)
Hazelbrook (Jill Dark)
Rainbow Bee-eater 6/9/00 (E)
Carrabear SF * (David Geering)
White-throated Gerygone 10/9/00
(L) Honeysuckle Ck Bylong (Alan Morris)
Painted Honeyeater 30/8/00 (E)
Packsaddle * (Tony Russell)
Pied Honeyeater ?
Black Honeyeater ?
White-winged Triller 20/8/00 (E)
Avondale (Daryl Goldrick)
White-browed Woodswallow 6/9/00
(E) Merri Merri SF * (David Geering)
Masked Woodswallow 6/9/00
Tallegar SF * (Judie Peet)
White-breasted Woodswallow 2/9/00
(E) Sackville (Allan Richards)
White-breasted Woodswallow 7/9/00
(L) Budgewoi (Alan Morris)
Dusky Woodswallow (a spring migrant to this
Region)?
Alan Morris
NSWFOC Records Officer
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