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> Subject: Regent Honeyeaters and Swift Parrots on the Central Coast
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> Hi All,
>
> Members of the Central Coast Regent Honeyeater Volunteer Operations =
> Group and the Central Coast Group of Birding NSW, took part in the =
> National Survey Weekend on 3-4 August 2002 and between then surveyed 41 =
> sites for Swift Parrots and Regent Honeyeaters.
>
> Regent Honeyeaters, up to 25, were seen at the Kariong site within =
> Brisbane Water National Park, 64 at South Tacoma neat the Tuggerah Dairy =
> Swamp and 50+ at South Morisset. No Regents were found at Wyee Point =
> west, Goodwin Pk Morisset and South Swansea where they previously had =
> been sighted. Since 9/8/02 the Kariong Regents have not been located.
>
> Swift Parrots were more easily found with 2 at Lakes Beach Budgewoi, 10 =
> Budgewoi Shopping centre, 50+ Somona Rd Budgewoi, 75+ within 500m of the =
> Toukley/Gorokan Bridge, 5 Toukley Golf Course, 2 Toronto Private =
> Hospital, 8 Cams Wharf, 1 South Tacoma, 200+ Cadonia Rd Tuggerawong, 12+ =
> Marks Rd Kanwal, 3 Shelley Beach and 55 Bateau Bay at 4 sites. I can =
> still wake up in the morning at hear the Swift Parrots leaving the roost =
> site at 630 hrs and have them return to Murray St Bateau Bay in the =
> evening between 1600-1700 hrs before going to roost. However since the =
> count the numbers have dropped to about 35.
>
> A special thanks to those 26 people who took part in the count, the year =
> 2002 was our best count year ever with overall 424 Swift Parrots and 140 =
> Regent Honeyeaters counted.
>
> A few other good birds can still be found on the coast, with still 7 =
> Freckled Duck, 2 Pinkear, 14 Shovelers and 5 Hoary-headed Grebes at the =
> Tuggerah STW. On the coastal rock platforms at Pelican Point and Toowoon =
> Bay Bay reefs 14 Double-banded Plovers, Red-necked Stints, Ruddy =
> Turnstones & Grey-tailed Tattlers were seen today, while White-fronted =
> Terns were common off shore, many Fluttering Shearwaters were flying =
> northwards and a Giant Petrel cruised close in shore.
>
> Grey Goshawks were harassing the Swift Parrots and all the Lorikeets at =
> both Cams Wharf and Bateau Bay.
>
> And to top the week off I have been involved in surveying for Bush =
> Stone-curlews in and around Brisbane Water and I mangaged to find 11 =
> birds at four sites, not bad for NSW!.
>
> Alan Morris
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> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Hi All, </FONT></DIV>
> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
> <DIV align=3Djustify><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Members of the Central =
> Coast Regent
> Honeyeater Volunteer Operations Group and the Central Coast Group of =
> Birding
> NSW, took part in the National Survey Weekend on 3-4 August 2002 and =
> between
> then surveyed 41 sites for Swift Parrots and Regent =
> Honeyeaters.</FONT></DIV>
> <DIV> </DIV>
> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Regent Honeyeaters, up to 25, were seen =
> at the
> Kariong site within Brisbane Water National Park, 64 at South Tacoma =
> neat the
> Tuggerah Dairy Swamp and 50+ at South Morisset. No Regents were found at =
> Wyee
> Point west, Goodwin Pk Morisset and South Swansea where they previously =
> had been
> sighted. Since 9/8/02 the Kariong Regents have not been =
> located.</FONT></DIV>
> <DIV> </DIV>
> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Swift Parrots were more easily found =
> with 2 at
> Lakes Beach Budgewoi, 10 Budgewoi Shopping centre, 50+ Somona Rd =
> Budgewoi, 75+
> within 500m of the Toukley/Gorokan Bridge, 5 Toukley Golf Course, 2 =
> Toronto
> Private Hospital, 8 Cams Wharf, 1 South Tacoma, 200+ Cadonia Rd =
> Tuggerawong, 12+
> Marks Rd Kanwal, 3 Shelley Beach and 55 Bateau Bay at 4 sites. I can =
> still wake
> up in the morning at hear the Swift Parrots leaving the roost site at =
> 630 hrs
> and have them return to Murray St Bateau Bay in the evening between =
> 1600-1700
> hrs before going to roost. However since the count the numbers have =
> dropped to
> about 35.</FONT></DIV>
> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>A special thanks to those 26 people who =
> took part
> in the count, the year 2002 was our best count year ever with overall =
> 424 Swift
> Parrots and 140 Regent Honeyeaters counted.</FONT></DIV>
> <DIV> </DIV>
> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>A few other good birds can still be =
> found on the
> coast, with still 7 Freckled Duck, 2 Pinkear, 14 Shovelers and 5 =
> Hoary-headed
> Grebes at the Tuggerah STW. On the coastal rock platforms at Pelican =
> Point and
> Toowoon Bay Bay reefs 14 Double-banded Plovers, Red-necked Stints, Ruddy =
>
> Turnstones & Grey-tailed Tattlers were seen today, while =
> White-fronted Terns
> were common off shore, many Fluttering Shearwaters were flying =
> northwards and a
> Giant Petrel cruised close in shore.</FONT></DIV>
> <DIV> </DIV>
> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Grey Goshawks were harassing the Swift =
> Parrots and
> all the Lorikeets at both Cams Wharf and Bateau Bay.</FONT></DIV>
> <DIV> </DIV>
> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>And to top the week off I have been =
> involved in
> surveying for Bush Stone-curlews in and around Brisbane Water and I =
> mangaged to
> find 11 birds at four sites, not bad for NSW!.</FONT></DIV>
> <DIV> </DIV>
> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Alan Morris</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>
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