The sub adult Dollarbird that was at Blue Gum Lake in Mt Pleasant Perth was
last seen there about lunch time Saturday, but had left by the late
afternoon. It was relocated nearby by Valerie Hemsley at Booragoon Lake in
Booragoon this morning. It was along the boardwalk.
There is debate over its origins which probably will never be solved. Ron
Johnstone at the WA Museum suggested it may have come across from the
Eastern States (we have records of Olive-backed Oriole, Masked Lapwing,
Satin Flycatcher). My feeling is 'reverse migration' where it has headed
south from the Kimberley instead of going north to Indonesia. Another
theory is that as it is a sub adult, it was caught in a cyclone from
Indonesia in March or April, and might have been partially ship assisted.
Ron Johnstone confirms that the only other record in the south west was
near Geraldton in 1981.
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