Thank you Bruce and everyone else who responded off list.
The general consensus is that it's a not unlikely sighting and HANZAB
confirms that they're migratory in eastern Australia moving south in spring
and north in autumn, departing SE Australia from February to late April
(later as you move north) and returning in August/September.
Alistair
On 29/05/07, Bruce Cox <> wrote:
From: "Alistair McKeough" <>
Subject: [Birding-Aus] Tree Martin at Boat Harbour, NSW?
Hi Alistair,
My understanding is that Tree Martins are migratory, at least in the
Sydney
region. A martin seen in March could be on migration north. I have only
seen
Tree Martins twice, right on the coast, in Sydney, once on Narrabeen
Lagoon
and once on the Coast Walk between Bundeena and Little Marley Beach. It
was
about that time of the year and I then assumed they were on migration.
Tree martins are common summer birds to the west of Sydney, around Winsor
and Penrith etc.
Bruce Cox.
>I have a record from March of Tree Martin at Boat Harbour, near Kurnell
in
> NSW. I thought I remembered the bird quite vividly and was with other
> people
> at the time, who I recall agreed, but am beginning to wonder whether the
> imagination is playing tricks.
>
> Does anyone from the Shire have any views on the likelihood of tree
martin
> on the cliffs near Boat Harbour? Presumably they're reasonably
sedentary.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Alistair
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