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Hullo everyone
I have been reading the sparrow thread with much
interest, as I have a case of vanishing starlings, plus sadly, a number of other
species.
I have lived in this street in Wellington Point for
six years, and there were always starlings in the street with a population of
Noisy Miners, Magpie Larks, Magpies, Crested Pigeons, and Brown Honeyeaters,
probably being the street residents, with other birds including
Lorikeets,Rosellas, and often a pair of Grey Butcherbirds, and others being
daily or occasional visitors.
I have not been well and have spent a fair bit of
this summer inside in my new airconditioning, but a couple of weeks ago,
realised that the starlings had disappeared, along with the Noisy Miners,
Crested Pigeons, Brown Honeyeaters, Magpie Larks and Magpies. The usual
number of Lorikeets, Rosellas, Crows etc. pass through, but the others are very
conspicuous by their absence.
Now I don't mourn the missing starlings, and some
birds are starting to fill in the gap, such as Crested Pigeons. However,
four Common Mynahs were on the roof next door, sussing out the area last
night.
The Council Wildlife Officer had no light to shed
on the matter.
Annette Cooke
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