Hi all,
In his recent posting Frank Hemmings mentioned seeing large numbers
of Willie Wagtails and Grey Fantails and asked :
"Does anyone know if Willy Wagtails move around with any sort of
pattern (migration/dispersal) here in coastal NSW at this time of
year, becasue this seemed to indicate something of the sort."
Here at Katoomba I sometimes get a few Willie Wagtails moving through
with the autumn and spring honeyeater migration, usually only one at
a time though. Being a forested area, Willie Wagtails aren't the norm
here so when one does appear it stands out. For example on Sunday
(2nd April) I had one fly in, perch briefly in a tall dead tree, then
fly off towards the north. On the same morning, migrating flocks of
Yellow-faced Honeyeaters, Spotted Pardalotes, Noisy Friarbirds and
Welcome Swallows were flying through.
The closely-related Grey Fantail has been super-abundant around here
for the past week or so. For most of the day I'm seeing at least half
a dozen at any one time just in the tree across the road from my
house.
Katoomba is in the upper Blue Mountains, 100km west of Sydney.
Cheers
Carol
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