Hi all
At about 09.30 am (WST) on 24th August 2009, returning to Kununurra WA
after visiting Spirit Hill and Marralum in the northern Keep River area
NT, we observed 20+ Forest Kingfishers perched on power lines adjacent
to the northern bitumen section of Webber Plains Road within the Ord
River irrigation area. As we drove south towards Kununurra, the birds
were spread out over about 10 km from the commencement of bitumen south
to the sugar mill area about 12 km north east of Kununurra. They were
perched singly and in loose groups of up to 3 (approx. 5 km. either side
of 15 38'19"S, 128 45' 02"E).
Perhaps Forest Kingfisher may becoming established in the area because
from 1993 to 1999 we lived at Wyndham WA and although I heard of
sightings around the Kununurra irrigation area where we birded
frequently and although it was on our watch list, we never sighted any
during this time.
Ian and Pat May
St Helens Tasmania. 7216
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