I am working on a project in southern NSW to try and improve the
breeding success of our endangered bush stone curlew.
The eggs keep on disappearing and we have assumed in the past that it
is fox predation.
However we have 2 examples of birds this year that have lost eggs which
are behind predation proof fencing.
Does anyone have experience with birds of prey taking curlew eggs? One
pair who have successfully bred behind a predation proof fence had a
failure this year and we assume it must have been birds
Do curlews eat their own eggs if they are infertile, or the baby is
dead?
What about goannas, and lizards?
All theories appreciated
Leanne Wheaton
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On Behalf Of Bill Jolly
Sent: Saturday, November 29, 2003 9:41 AM
To: Birding Aus
Subject: Abberton website update
Letting you know that the Abberton website has just had an update,
including
the recent Little Curlews, the Lace Monitor raid on the Tawny
Frogmouths,
and much more - 27 new photos in all from rainforest, lagoons, around
the
traps, and of course Abberton.
Bill Jolly
"Abberton",
Lockyer Valley, Queensland.
Visit our website at http://www.abberton.org
Email:
Ph: (+61) 7 4697 6111 Fax: (+61) 7 4697 6056
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