As I have only recently moved to Mildura I have noticed Rainbows around
town. I suspected that they were based on aviary escapees (like the
population that seems to be well establishged in Griffith). However I have
talked to a number of local birders and they think they may have established
naturally (they are certainly relatively common further down the river).
Apparently they were first noticed about 18 months ago and there are about 8
birds around town (I have only seen pairs, including two flying over my
house).
Cheers,
Peter
From: "R Clarke" <>
To:
Subject: RE: [Birding-Aus] Lorikeets in SW NSW/NW Victoria
Date: Fri, 18 May 2007 11:44:59 +1000
Hi all,
This thread reminded me of several sightings of lorikeets in Mildura, NW
Vic over the Easter break (8-9 April). Most surprising was four Rainbow
Lorikeets near Chaffey Secondary College. Two Musk Lorikeets were also seen
feeding in flowering Spotted Gum in the same area. I've seen Musk in the
district before but these were the first Rainbows for the area that I can
recall.
More recently I had two lots of two Scaly-breasted Lorikeets west and south
west of Hamilton (western Victoria) with 10s of Rainbow Lorikeets. These
are exceptional westerly records for Scaly-breasted Lorikeets. They
presumably originated from the Melbourne population.
Cheers,
Rohan Clarke
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