returning migrants

[Tom Tarrant <>]

Hi Roy and b'ausers,

I'm pretty sure I heard a Channel-bill from our toilet-window late at
night a couple of weeks back, maybe one heading south? 
'Our' Leaden Flycatchers were back very early last month, and  we saw
Rufous Fantail a couple of weeks back at Mt Glorious.
Still haven't had Koel or Dollarbird yet, but Gavin Goodyear found
Sharp-tailed Sandpipers at Samsonvale Cemetery last weekend.

Tom Tarrant


Birding Services Brisbane wrote:

It is interesting how Channel-billed Cuckoos are being heard around Sydney.  I have not heard or seen any around Brisbane despite being out extensively over the past couple of weeks.  However our Sacred Kingfishers are back here at suburban Nundah just 6 km north of the city (Brisbane) centre.  Some Sacred KFs stay around all year in this area but the great majority of them head north to warmer climates during winter.

 

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