That's a good idea, Peter. I tend to submit both rare sightings and unusual
events to Birdline (Victoria). I notice that they accepted my report of the
migrating honeyeaters at Point Addis, which means that other people get the
opportunity to see for themselves. I suppose the only caution on this is
that there are people at the other end of all the reports that have to
filter the ones that warrant publishing from those that don't (for whatever
reason) - the last thing anyone would wish is to swamp them.
Paul Dodd
Docklands, Melbourne
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Subject: RE: Birdline Australia Reporting, Bird migration and
Breeding events
A few recent threads got me thinking about a possible use for the Birdline
Australia reporting website. (the new national one, rather than the state
one)
Everyone that watched the Land of Parrots program would have thought
"gee..i'd love to see that many budgies flying around". And if such a
breeding event was recorded, i'd imagine quiet a few people would like to
travel to see it. Some people might prefer to go and see something like
this, rather than twitch a ship-assisted house crow. ; )
So if people observe any mass flockings of birds, whether as a case of
environmental changes (floods attracting waterbirds), potential
migrational movements, mass breeding events or gatherings for partner
selection etc, then they could be reported to Birdline Australia, even
if the species is a common one. Even just general large-scale
environmental changes could be recorded too, such as bushfires, floods and
droughts. This might turn into a valuable research tool. For example, if
budgies turn up towards the edge of their range in Southern Victoria, and
6 months beforehand an innundation occurred in the Northern Territory
resulting in a breeding explosion, then we might be able to peice together
a legitamate reason why budgies are now turning up in Southern Victoria.
etc.
I'm not sure if this type of reporting occurs much, but i think most
people usually just report threatened or out of range species.
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