Hi all,
Here at Katoomba yesterday morning the honeyeater migration was in full
swing. Between 11.20 and 11.35am I counted 460 birds flying roughly north
over my house. This translates to a rate of 1840 birds per hour, quite
impressive but not approaching the huge numbers I get some years (in some
years a good morning is normally about 4000 bph!). At a rough estimate I'd
say these were about 70% Yellow-faced and 30% White-naped. I also picked up
one Crescent Honeyeater flying amongst them and a flock of 25 pardalotes.
Typical of the fluctuations from one day to the next, the rate has slowed
down to almost nothing this morning.
Cheers
Carol
Carol Probets
Katoomba
Blue Mountains, NSW
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