Hi Belinda
How nice to live in a bird street! Let's hope there are a few
suitable habitats nearby to attract some real birds too.
They've chosen some interesting names - I wonder if Widgeon is a local
name for one of the Western Australian ducks (it usually refers to
any of 3 dabbling duck species in genus Anas)?
I'd hate to think the names were chosen ad hoc without checking that
they refer to local - or at least Australian - birds. We see enough
European and American species in ads for Australian products!
Google maps tells us the following species have been chosen for that
part of Stirling WA:
Avocet
Bittern
Brogla
Corella
Dove
Egret
Gannet
Grebe
Harrier
Ibis
Kingfisher
Kookaburra
Landrail
Lorikeet
Lyre (?)
Nightjar
Oriole
Osprey
Pipit
Plover
Prion
Quail
Robin
Rosella
Rufous (?)
Sanderling
Sandpiper
Shearwater
Sheldrake (?)
Sitella
Skua
Spoonbill
Turnstone
Warrajah
Weebill
Weeroo
Whimbrel
Widgeon
An impressive lineup - with a couple of strange choices. Maybe Google
Maps isn't 100% accurate.
I suppose the other non-bird names were existing ones as they seem to
apply to thoroughfares.
Across the way there are some plants represented: Cherrytree, Caraway,
Orixia, Cotoneaster, Privet. A lot better than naming them after dodgy
local politicians or their children :-)
Have a very happy and safe New Year everyone
Russell Woodford
Birding-Aus List Owner
Geelong Victoria Australia
http://www.birding-aus.org
On 31/12/2008, at 1:36 PM, Gemfyre wrote:
I've recently moved house. The area where we live has many roads
named after birds (how lovely - we live on Widgeon ourselves - which
is a type of duck).
A street nearby is called "Warrajah". Is this a bird related name?
A Google search doesn't bring up much.
Belinda
Stirling W.A.
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