Noisy Friarbirds in Langwarriin - and Melbourne

["Paul Hackett" <>]

Hi Michael,

Thanks for that info. I have never heard of them at Langwarrin. It may
be a new record for the park. Do you know who keeps records for
Langwarrin. Costermans perhaps?

Cheers, Paul.

Paul Hackett
Melbourne, Australia
Phone 0414355146


-----Original Message-----
From: 
 On Behalf Of michael norris
Sent: Sunday, 25 March 2007 2:40 PM
To: Paul Hackett; 
Subject: Noisy Friarbirds in Langwarriin - and
Melbourne

Hi Paul

I've never noted down any record of two birds for the Melbourne area
before. 
And that includes two at different locations!

One guess is that they just occasionally migrate south from places like 
Canberra (where they breed, with few records in the colder months).

The earliest Melbourne area record I know is 21/3/1966 (also the
earliest in 
the year).  A bird appeared by Barbara Salter's house in Black Rock, 
Bayside, was fed after a few days, and left about 2 weeks later.

Other records up to August are: Mount Waverley May 1997 and Ringwood
July 
1998 (both noted as Bird Observer no. 792), Woodlands Historic 
Park/Gellibrand Hill July 2000 (Lawrie Conole) and Brighton (Bayside
again) 
14/7/2002.  (This bird stayed until 21/9 and was possibly heard as early
as 
10 June).

There are also Bayside records from Cheltenham on 13/8/1995 and around 
August 2002, and one that stayed in Beaumaris from 17/10 to 14/11/2004.
Only 
other record I have noted for Melbourne is from Jells Park on 9/9/1998.

Cheers

Michael Norris


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