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Hi Birders,
Kiran Krishna enquired about the
possiblity of Red Wattlebirds being at the Sydney Harbourside suburb of Manly.
The answer is yes! Both Red Wattlebirds and Little Wattlebirds are common
inhabitants of the Manly gardens. They are of course much more common in the
adjoining Sydney Harbour National Park which takes in the harbour headlands of
North Head, Dobroyd Head, Middle Head, Ashton Park, Bradleys Head, Neilsen Park
and South Head. A good reference for Sydney Harbour birds is "The Birds of
Sydney Harbour National Park" (1986 Aust. Birds 20,
65-81), published by the NSW Field Ornithologists Club (available from
the Secretary P.O. Box Q277 QVB post Office Sydney NSW 1230) or the book The
Birds of Sydney 1991 by E.S. Hoskin & published by Surrey
Beatty & Sons.
Alan Morris
Records Officer
NSWFOC
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