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While at Bongil Bongil National Park on 12th July my wife and
I visited and walked the Bundagaree Rainforest Walk at the southern end of the
park near Repton. On our return along the beach we watched what I took to be a
territorial dispute between three Black Shouldered Kites. Two birds seemed to
take turns to swoop on a third. Twice we watched the third bird roll over in
flight and extend talons upwards to the diving bird. We saw no actual contact
and eventually the third bird perched in a bush in the foredune a little further
up the beach.
Incidentally there are Black Shouldered Kites all along the
mid north coast. In comparison we only saw one Australian kestrel. I remember
their abundance was once much greater than the Kites.
Brian Everingham
PO Box 269
Engadine
NSW
2233
Australia
+61 2 95209341
0419260236
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