Hi Mike
I have been scanning the skies everyday but so far, no luck.
But perhaps a wee bit early for my area in s.e. Qld.
Jude
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From: Michael Tarburton <>
To: Birding Aus <>
Sent: Mon, Oct 10, 2011 5:49 pm
Subject: Swifts & Swiftlets in Trouble.
G'day everyone
The first White-throated Needletails to be reported were observed at
nstead Bush, Qld, by Rod Gardner two days ago & yesterday the first
ork-tailed Swifts were seen in the Top End by David Webb. As both
pecies are continuing to experience a significant decline I am
ontinuing to collect as many sightings possible to continue to
onitor their ups &/or downs.
So please send me locations, dates and numbers (& behaviour if you
ish) directly. After each sighting is quite ok or if you like send
hem all to me at the end of the season.
In April I was at the Australian caving conference in Nth Qld when I
ound out that some of the swiftlet colonies in the caves at
hillagoe had been flooded from the extremely wet La Nina season, and
ome had been abandoned. To determine if the abandoned colonies will
e re-established or not and to do a census of as many colonies as
ossible I hope to be returning in December/January. It was so wet
n some caves that the nests were just soggy lumps on the walls, and
ater marks were in some caves above the nests.
Just hope the coming Summer is more of a normal season and some of
ur swiftlets can start to build up their numbers again.
Cheers & Happy birding
Mike
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