Gloucester is approx. about 250km north of Sydney CBD and roughly in
line with the Myall Lakes area.
-----Original Message-----
From:
On Behalf Of Edwin Vella
Sent: Thursday, 3 November 2005 9:01 PM
To: 'Penny Brockman'; 'Alan Morris (E-mail)';
Subject: Drongo in Gloucester NSW
I have seen Spangled Srongos at Copeland Common (a few km west of
Gloucester) a number of times in the warmer months. At Harrington (300km
north of Sydney) I have also seen them regularly in the summer months.
In the past I have seen Spangled Drongo's often in summer as far south
as Myall Lake area (250 km north of Sydney CBD) but in the winter many
do stay in the Sydney area where they can turn up anywhere and have
regular haunts like Centennial Park, Botany Bay, Nurragingy Reserve at
Doonside amongst several others.
In recent years I have also seen/heard of Spangled Drongo staying during
the summer around Sydney and have personally seen 2-3 Spangled Drongos
in Cattai NP in Jan/Feb (which is well within the Sydney area).
Therefore I believe that far north of Sydney as Gloucester, you could
probably see them there at any time of year and any sighting of them
there would not be that unusual.
Edwin
-----Original Message-----
From:
On Behalf Of Penny
Brockman
Sent: Thursday, 3 November 2005 8:42 AM
To: Alan Morris (E-mail);
Subject: Drongo in Gloucester NSW
Dear Alan and birding-aussers
I don't know if this is unusual or not but yesterday a Spangled Drongo
turned up in the gum trees backing my back garden, and this morning a
tremendous racket brought me out onto the back deck to watch it
attacking a Kookaburra, calmly sitting on a 8m high branch. The Kooka
dived to the ground under my mulberry tree, picked up a yellow leaf and
presumably something alive hidden in the leaf, closely pursued by the
Drongo and on the sidelines, a Red Wattlebird. Again the Kooka ignored
this mad screaming black presence and flew off with it, again in close
pursuit.
Alan - shouldn't Drongoes be further north this time of year?
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