Urban raptors (Melbourne)

[Penn Gwynne <>]

G'day Martin and All,

 

That was a nice find eh? Owl about we run a competition for the first person to see an Oz bird nesting in Federation Square? or first frog to leapfrog across it?

 

Ooroo mate .... Penn Gwynne

wrote:

 

Thought I would post some interesting recent sightings for one of
Melbourne's oldest suburbs.

I live in Richmond, about 5km from the city centre. During a sunny
Saturday (3 May) my wife picked up a group of rather noisy ravens flying
overhead. They were at some height and harassing a pale raptor. On closer inspection with the bins it turned out to be a Little Eagle (pale form). Our first record of the species in this locality.

Late yesterday (4 May) while walking up to Church St., the Indian Mynahs gave their 'raptor alarm call' and just above house height a Little Falcon alighted on a television aerial in front of me. Its rufous chest almost glowing in the late afternoon sunshine.

Nice to have some special birding treats in an inner city suburb.

Martin O'Brien
Threatened Species & Communities Unit
Department of Sustainability and Environment
4/250 Victoria Pde., East Melbourne 3002
Tel: 9412 4567 Fax: 9412 4586
(pr efixes: Interstate 03 International 613)

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