A question for those who have any knowledge of the (extinct?) Grey-crowned
Babbler population from Victoria's Mornington Peninsula.
I have been trying to ascertain the last confirmed sightings of the
species on the peninsula, which I believe was probably June 2002 in the
Woodlands Golf Course area.
I know that a few Bird Observation & Conservation Australia (BOCA) members
reported babblers from this area in 1999 and a little later. Lockwood and
Robinson (1997) have also published a paper on the species from this part
of the state.
If anyone have sightings of babblers (that haven't been atlassed ) I am
very keen to hear about them. The context of this request is that I have
been provided with a blurry image of a Mornington Peninsula Grey-crowned
Babbler dated 2002 and am interested to know if it may be the only photo
of the species from this area.
cheers, Martin
Ref:
Lockwood, D. & Robinson, D. (1997)
The Grey-crowned Babbler Pomatostomus temporalis on the Mornington
Peninsula ? Going, Going, Gone?
The Victorian Naturalist 114 (6): 269-277.
Martin O'Brien
Wildlife Biologist - Threatened Species & Communities Section
Department of Sustainability and Environment
2/8 Nicholson St.,
East Melbourne 3002
VICTORIA
9637 9869
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