The immature Black-faced Cormorant is still (19/11) at the far
end of the breakwater at the Middle Brighton Marina (Melway p67
A9).
And there is a Silver Gull chick on top of one of the 40 cm
diameter wooden piles around the moorings ! (and I suspect other
nest(s)).
Tried to locate the enquiry about nesting Silver Gulls in urban
Victoria on the Birding-Aus archive but failed. Perhaps someone
can tell me who was trying to track this potential problem.
Other birds in the City of Bayside this weekend: Yellow-faced
Honeyeater, Double-barred Finch (probably top-end race!),
Barbary Dove (ugh!) and a Rufous Fantail in and around my garden
for 7 hours (you beauty!).
Also there is still lots of the red dinoflaggelate (NOT algae)
Noctiluca in the shallows of the Bay. Magical electric flashes
when you stamp in it at dusk !
Michael Norris
PS. Also sent to Birding-Aus
PPS. I'm told someone knows who is breeding Barbary Doves not
far from the one I saw. So I will try to make personal contact
with the breeder about the issue.
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