Hi Jill
Not sure on exact arrival dates sorry.
We do however have some over winter so makes it a little more difficult
knowing when birds have started to arrive.
I dont actually think they breed that far north. Well nothing compared to many
of the other migratory shorebirds that have been streaming back for weeks now.
Id have a look tomorrow if I could but Ill be out of Broome for 2 months as of
tomorrow arvo.
Cheers Adrian
On 24/09/2011, at 6:14 PM, Jill Dening wrote:
> By my calculations, it't a bit early to be talking about the possibility of
> affinis. I would have expected no earlier than late Oct or early Nov. They
> have a long way to come, surely? When is the earliest they have been seen in
> Broome, Adrian?
>
> Jill
>
> Jill Dening
> Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia
>
> 26° 51' 41"S 152° 56' 00"E
>
> On 24/09/2011 6:53 PM, martin cachard wrote:
>>
>> Hi Adrian, Sav& everyone else
>>
>> No affinis birds in the photos that I could discern either.
>> It would be worth checking for them though in future amongst these Aust
>> birds, as now is about the time of year that we start to get a few affinis
>> here in Cairns, amongst the Aust birds.
>>
>> I will be keeping a close eye on the terns at Cairns Esplanade in the next
>> month or so, checking for any arriving affinis - I will, of course, put a
>> post on B-aus when I find some up here.
>> I know that Jill, for one, is pretty keen to catch up with this bird... They
>> have in the past stayed at least for a few weeks in the same locations...
>>
>> Cheers for now
>>
>> Martin Cachard
>> Cairns
>> 0428 782 808
>>
>>
>>
>>> From:
>>> Date: Sat, 24 Sep 2011 14:20:45 +0800
>>> To:
>>> CC:
>>> Subject: Re: [Birding-Aus] Gull-billed Terns in Caloundra, SEQ
>>>
>>> Hi Sav and Jill
>>>
>>> Any idea on what subspecies they are that are passing through?
>>>
>>> Cheers Adrian
>>>
>>>
>>> On 24/09/2011, at 12:59 PM, Sav Saville wrote:
>>>
>>>> Additionally, Birding Aus subscribers might be interested to know that
>>>> there
>>>> are heaps of Gull-billed Terns in NZ at the moment. Prior to this year
>>>> there
>>>> were about 45 records of GBT, but in the past few weeks we have had various
>>>> flocks of 5, 10 and 16, plus a few other scattered records. It appears that
>>>> at least 30 birds are involved in this invasion.
>>>>
>>>> Sav Saville
>>>> Wrybill Birding Tours,NZ
>>>> "Great Birds, Real Birders"
>>>> www.wrybill-tours.com
>>>>
>>>> +64 27 680 3740
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
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