Don't forget the 20+ Princess Parrots reported from Neale Junction in October
2008. The numbers appear to have improved considerably this year.
Cheers,
Stewart
On 25/10/2011, at 1:22 PM, Greg Roberts wrote:
> I am passing on information from Lorand Szucs about his recent (October
> 12-13) successful trip to Neale Junction in WA's Great Victoria Desert in
> search of Princess and Scarlet-chested Parrots. This follows a similarly
> successful visit to the area at this time of year in 2009 by myself, Bill
> Watson and Alexander Watson. Unfortunately, visits in October 2010 proved
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> Lorand reports that Princess Parrots were in good numbers at Neale Junction;
> he saw at least 50 there, mostly in one morning. This compares with a
> maximum of 17 that we saw over 2.5 days in 2009. Lorand saw at least 10
> Scarlet-chested Parrots and heard others; we saw just one in 2009. Lorand
> photographed the two species in the same tree! Both species had
> well-developed young, indicating local breeding.
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> A subsequent trip to Neale Junction by Birdquest found even more Princess
> Parrots, with a daily estimate of 90 birds.
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> Lorand also had a pair of Princess Parrots well to the west of Neale
> Junction on the Point Sunday Road, a few hundred metres north of the Point
> Sunday campsite. This site would be accessible by 2-wheel-drive.
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> Four-wheel-drive is needed to reach Neale Junction, about 1.5 days travel
> from Kalgoorlie, much of it on good roads.
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