Re: Re: FW: [BIRDING-AUS] Australian Hobby in Brunswick Vic

[Greg Oakley <>]

There are also several Aust. Hobbies inhabiting the area around Alma Road, St Kilda (where I work). I often see them flying low and fast over rooftops, presumably hunting for unsuspecting pigeons (which are in plague proportions around here!),
Cheers,
Greg 




Where I live (Chadstone) and work (Dandenong-Berwick) area, i definately think hobbies are
increasing. I will see them more days than not and sometimes several birds in various places. I
do drive around a fair bit for work which might help with the extra spotting.

Cheers
Tim

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From: brian fleming <>
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Date: Thu, 16 Jun 2005 18:04:28 +1000
Subject: Re: FW: [BIRDING-AUS] Australian Hobby in Brunswick Vic

Aust. Hobbies are quite often seen near the corner of Nicholson St  and 
Princes St (which turns into Heidelberg Rd further out). I have always 
assumed that they use the Exhibition Gardens as base, but there are 
quite a few surviving tall trees in Brunswick and Carlton.   I saw one 
overhead from a house in Easey St close to Hoddle St only three weeks ago.
Anthea Fleming
in Ivanhoe.
Bob Dawson wrote:

> I work in Victoria Street Brunswick not far from this park and saw a 
> Hobby fly over about a month ago.
>
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>> To: 
>> Subject: [BIRDING-AUS] Australian Hobby in Brunswick Vic
>> Date: Thu, 16 Jun 2005 10:56:14 +1000
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>>
>> Saw an Australian Hobby in a nature strip tree on corner of Pearson 
>> St and
>> Albert St Brunswick Melbourne Vic this morning being noisily 
>> harrassed by
>> Rainbow Lorikeets and Indian Mynahs
>>
>> Nevil Amos
>> Policy Analyst
>> Biodiversity Conservation Strategies
>> Department of Sustainability and Environment
>> PO Box 500, East Melbourne, VIC 3002.
>>
>> Tel 03 96378437 Fax 0396378117