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Hi Everyone,
In 2002 the 25-26 May National Count Day for Swift
Parrots and Regent Honyeaters appears to have been successful for the Central
Coast of NSW (Gosford, Wyong and the southern part of Lake Macquarioe LGA's) as
we did find plenty of Swift Parrots and some Regent Honeyeaters. The weekend was
a stinker, with very heavy rain falling much of Saturday, early morning showers
on Sunday morning and the remainder of the day being fairly bleak. Some people
did some of their surveys a day or two early while others waited until to day.
Preliminary results from the 30 or so participants are not all in but results so
far are as follows:
Swift Parrots mostly 25/5/02
200+ around Murray Street, Bateau Bay in about a
400m radius (Alan & Tim Morris)
20+ Sutton Reserve & nearby Wyrrabalong
NP at Bateau Bay (Ern Dunkley & Joan Adams)
5+ Wyrrabalong NP/Bateau Bay
North-Blue Lagoon (Alan Morris)
70+ Keats Ave Bateau Bay South (Bruce
Hulbert)
10+ Carrack Res Kincumber (Robert
Quinan)
20+ Ettymalong Ck Umina (Debbie Andrew et
al)
23/5/02
2 Church Rd Reserve, Tuggerah (Alan
Morris)
27/5/02
35+ Budgewoi Shopping Centre cnr Scenic Rd
& Alawai St (Tim & Alan Morris)
Regent Honeyeaters
11-15 Wyee Point (Don & Val
Moon)
3+ Galgaba Res South Swansea (Alan
& Tim Morris) seen on 27/5/02
None of the Regents were
colour-banded!
Many thanks to all the people who carried out the
surveys!
Alan Morris
Central Coast Regent Honeyeater Volunteer
Operations Group
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