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Hi all,
Just letting qld birders know I have seen Swift
Parrots over most of the last few days in Brisbane. I have seen them with
Rainbow, scaly, little and musk (yes musk) lorikeets at Bowman Park, Bardon
about 6km west of the CBD. Look among the big flowering Forest Redgums
near the corner of Bowman Parade and Chiswick/Simpsons Road. There is a
small flock of five flitting around, and I must admit they haven't been seen
every time. I no longer get birding-aus, but email me if you want any more
details, I'm only too happy to help.
Debbie Saunders and Chris Tzaros are away at the
moment, so I'll steal their thunder by saying the most extraordinary results
came in for the Swift Parrot count. My beloved box-ironbark forests in
Victoria are dead quiet as far as honeyeaters and lorikeets are concerned, and
at least 700 Swifties have been recorded on the coast between Sydney and
Brisbane. So as it turns out the Brisbane sighting is no happy accident
but part of an amazing shift in the population this winter, which I think has
great conservation significance. I travelled to Inglewood-Karara in
southern Queensland for my survey, the 800km round trip for a big 0!, but good
budding of key eucalypt species.
Simon Kennedy, Brisbane
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