G'day all
Neil Macumber has been seeing large numbers of Swift Parrots coming to
roost on his neighbour's property in Pomonal (western Victoria) over the
last week or so. The birds come in around 1600-1700 each evening and
leave in the morning. Neil has counted over 400 birds. I spent the day
looking for their feeding areas today without success. At Neil's
property this afternoon we watched as 150-200 came in to roost in small
flocks (8-15 birds at a time) from about 1615 for 20 minutes or so.
There were still groups coming in when we had to stop watching and
still about 30 minutes of daylight left.
We don't know where the birds go during the day and our guesses so far
have proved wrong. They seem to head north or north east. How far are
they likely to travel to feed?
An interesting puzzle but a great experience to see a large proportion
of the total population of Swift Parrots in one place.
Cheers
Steve
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