Kym Bennet wrote:
Would some one be kind enough to confirm that i have
interpreted Alan's sighting correctly please? ie. That
some (person) has multiple banded Little Terns (an
endangered species) on both legs, four bands in total
on each bird?
Yes,
Colour banding has been very helpful in saving Little Terns from extinction
over the last 15 years. Maybe you should visit a colony and see how it
works. In NSW we have increased the population from about 100 pairs to over
350 pairs. Using the colour bands we can identify individual birds thus we
can determine whether terns return to the same nesting area, ages of birds,
pair bonding, where they go in the winter etc. Every year 100s of banded
little terns return to our nesting colonies.
It is a shame you don't concentrate your energies on attacking the real
causes of species loss such as habitat fragmentation and in the case of many
shorebirds, disturbance at nesting colonies and roosting sites. The Hooded
Plover could do with some help in NSW where we have less than 50 birds left.
I reckon you would make a great ambassador for this species. You could
"fight them on the beaches" and leave the people who have been studying
(trying to save) these species for years alone.
Stay tuned for a south coast NSW, shorebird update.
Mike Jarman
NSW NPWS
South Coast Shorebird Recovery Coordinator
From: Kym Bennet <>
To: Alan Morris <>,Darryl McKay
<>,Dellas Johnston
<> Westwood
<>,Martin Smith
<>,Mike Jarman <>,Paul
Groh <>,"Butler, Kevin" <>,Wyong
Shire Council - wscenv <>,"Tierney, David"
<>,Munmorah Sub District
<>,Tim Morris <>,
Benson <>,Robert Payne
<>,Phil Straw <>,John
McLennan <>,john carey <>
CC:
Subject: Re: [BIRDING-AUS] Karagi Point , The Entrance NSW Little Tern
Bulletin No 2 2002-2003
Date: Wed, 4 Dec 2002 22:01:54 +1100 (EST)
Hi all
Would some one be kind enough to confirm that i have
interpreted Alan's sighting correctly please? ie. That
some (person) has multiple banded Little Terns (an
endangered species) on both legs, four bands in total
on each bird?
Taking into consideration the welfare and the
population status of the animal, would the placing of
4 separate bands on 1 small rare bird be regarded as
reasonable under the guise of ethical wildlife
research?
Cheers
Kym Bennet
Carnegie Vic
--- Alan Morris <> wrote: >
KARAGI POINT, THE ENTRANCE, LITTLE TERN BULLETIN No
> Some of the birds are colour banded viz
> 1. L Dk green /light green, R white/metal
> 2. L light green/light green, R black/metal
> 3. L light blue/black, R metal only
>
> If any one can give us details of banding data we
> would appreaciate it.
> Kym
>
> Alan Morris reports these endangered birds > with
multiple bands. Do banders understand what
> is reasonable?
>
> Jim
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