Peter,
to the best of my knowledge they are not kept in captivity in Australia, so it
can be assumed that it was a wild bird :)
Yours in all things "green"
Regards
John Harris
Manager, Environment and Sustainability
Donvale Christian College
155 Tindals Rd Donvale 3111
03 9844 2471 Ext 217
0409 090 955
President, Field Naturalists Club of Victoria (FNCV)
President, Victorian Association for Environmental Education (VAEE)
>>> Dave Torr <> 19/01/2010 4:05 PM >>>
I remember when I used to live in Boronia (back in the 80s) and visited
friends in Ferntree Gully there were signs up at a local park about the
Bulbuls. I was not a birder then and never saw one, but at least there is
some historical precedent for them being there - although you are almost
certainly right.
2010/1/19 Peter Shute <>
> That's Boronia in Melbourne? An escapee, I assume?
>
> Peter Shute
>
> ________________________________________
> From:
> On Behalf Of David Berg
> Sent: Tuesday, 19 January 2010 1:22 PM
> To: Greg & Val Clancy; Jan England; birding-aus; Bill Stent
> Subject: Re: [Birding-Aus] Red-whiskered Bulbul
>
> I saw one near Boronia station around Xmas the other week. Lots around
> where I live in Sydney (Canterbury)
>
> --- On Fri, 15/1/10, Bill Stent <> wrote:
>
> From: Bill Stent <>
> Subject: Re: [Birding-Aus] Red-whiskered Bulbul
> To: "Greg & Val Clancy" <>, "Jan England " <
> >, "birding-aus" <>
> Received: Friday, 15 January, 2010, 8:17 AM
>
> Hmmm, that reminds me, have there been any sightings of the RWBB in
> Melbourne lately?
>
> Bill
>
> --------------------------------------------------
> From: "Greg & Val Clancy" <>
> Sent: Thursday, January 14, 2010 10:18 PM
> To: "Jan England " <>; "birding-aus" <
> >
> Subject: Re: [Birding-Aus] Red-whiskered Bulbul
>
> > The Red-whiskered Bulbul is still in the Coffs Harbour area. I have seen
> them in the past 12 months along Coramba Road but there are a number of
> sites to see them.
> >
> > Regards
> >
> > Greg Clancy
> >
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