Jo Wieneke 23/7/03 10:48 AM
> Has anyone else noted a decrease? Has it been happening for several years and
> now that there are so few it's become apparent? Are they another casualty of
> the drought? Has anyone else noted an increase?
>
> Jo Wieneke
>
Hi Jo,
Forest Kingfishers usually leave our area (hinterland of the Sunshine Coast,
Qld) during the winter, and they are absent as usual this year - my point
being that they are not staying here in this milder than usual winter. Can't
comment on numbers seen last summer. I haven't been paying enough
attention.
I'm way down on waders in Caloundra this winter. I would normally have 30-50
overwintering Bar-tail Godwits, and haven't seen one since May 15. What sort
of wintering population of waders do you have up there now?
Cheers,
Jill
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Jill Dening
Sunshine Coast, Qld
26º 51' 152º 56'
Ph (07) 5494 0994
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