Good morning,
I have observed the bird on two occasions, yesterday 30th June and earlier on
the 26th. The bird appears in excellent condition and not distressed in any
way. I agree with Sean's comments and see no reason to take the bird into care.
Regards,
Paul
> From:
> To: ;
> Date: Fri, 1 Jul 2011 09:47:09 +1000
> Subject: Re: [Birding-Aus] Southern Giant Petrel, Lorne
>
> Hi Simon,
>
> This bird has been there since at least Saturday 18 June when I reported it
> on Victorian Birdline. It seemed in perfect health back then and I saw it
> fly in to the pier just after first light on the morning of the 19th. It
> seemed perfectly free-moving then. Unless something has changed since then,
> I would see no reason to take this bird into care- to me it was doing what
> giant petrels do well, finding an easy source of food and exploiting it. I
> think the biggest danger to the bird would be if a fisherman got aggro
> because the bird took his fish as he reeled it in!
>
> Do you know the appropriate people- wildlife carers or Parks Vic- that you
> could pass the message on to or that I could get in touch with to offer the
> opinion that unless the health of the bird has changed, it would be far more
> distressing for it to be taken into care than it would to leave it in what
> seemed to be me, a perfectly happy state of affairs.
>
> And for any photographers who don't wish to have to go to sea to get good
> shots of this normally pelagic species, better get down to Lorne before it
> gets taken in!
>
> Cheers, Sean
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From:
> On Behalf Of Simon Mustoe
> Sent: Thursday, 30 June 2011 9:02 AM
> To:
> Subject: [Birding-Aus] Southern Giant Petrel, Lorne
>
>
> For those who are interested, there is a SGP at Lorne. It's being fed fish
> around the pier. Wildlife carers are on there way and talking to Parks about
> taking it into care. At present, it doesn't appear the bird is distressed.
> It's taking food but it's wary of people.
>
> Regards,
>
> Simo.
>
>
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