I had fears that Mike's email might invoke a reaction from the
eradication police - I was right.
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From:
On Behalf Of robert morris
Sent: Tuesday, April 07, 2009 5:00 PM
To: birding aus
Subject: Barbary Doves in Adelaide
Taking a conservation related stance, shouldn't they just be eradicated
if possible before the next introduced species spreads across Australia
and competes with native species?
Rob Morris
Brisbane, Australia
> From:
> To:
> Date: Tue, 7 Apr 2009 16:29:22 +1000
> Subject: [Birding-Aus] Barbary Doves in Adelaide
>
>
> I saw and photographed Barbary Doves Streptopelia 'risoria' in or
> adjacent to the back garden of a house in Sampson Road, Elizabeth
Grove, a
> northern suburb of Adelaide, on 3 April 2009. Best views were obtained
from
> a pedestrian laneway linking Sampson Road to Grateley Street, entrance
> opposite Patney Street (UBD 1999 Adelaide Street Directory, p. 62 A8).
> Probably 12 Barbary Doves, maximum of 10 together, were seen between
16.00 &
> 16.30. Other birds assembling as if about to be fed included Crested
Pigeons
> (9), Spotted Doves (5), House Sparrows, Common Starlings, Noisy Miners
and
> New Holland Honeyeaters. Most of these were perched in exposed
positions on
> dead branches of a tallish tree whereas the Barbary Doves were
secreted low
> within the dense foliage of a small cypress tree overhanging the
laneway
> where they appeared to be sheltering from a strong cool breeze. They
were
> quite tame but the four birds present between 09.00 and 09.10 next
morning
> were less confiding. The birds were a uniform pale sandy colour all
over
> with a prominent black half collar around the sides and hind-neck and
a
> shortish tail. Thus they lacked the darker grey ventral area present
in
> Collared Dove S. decaocto. Some but not all birds had a pale blue wash
to
> some inner remiges and the base of the outer rectrices. I will post
two
> photographs on ABID.
>
> I thank Tony Russell for advising that Barbary Doves were reputedly
> present in a garden in nearby Sidbury Street. This was one of several
sites
> that I was given and the first I tried. Apparently this species is now
> widespread and expanding throughout much of Adelaide.
>
> Although a somewhat ignoble tick, this was a milestone as it took me
> to
> 810 on my list of species recorded within Australia and its
Territories.
>
>
> Mike Carter
> 30 Canadian Bay Road
> Mount Eliza VIC 3930
> Tel (03) 9787 7136
>
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