Hi Mick
Those sightings reflect what we are seeing down here around Geelong /
Melbourne / Western Treatment Plant. We haven't had the big numbers of
Black Kites but we are certainly getting a lot of reports of Spotted
Harrier and Black Falcon, plus other BOP in places where they are less
frequently seen.
If you can herd those Letter-winged Kites further south it would be great
... I've yet to see one.
Russell Woodford
Geelong
On 2 April 2013 11:52, Mick Roderick <> wrote:
> There has been something of an irruption of Black Kites in coastal
> catchments in NSW as well. Birdline seems to be littered with them.
>
> Here in the Hunter they are generally scarce and 'report-worthy' when seen
> but in the past 2 weeks they have been reported from many sites, some quite
> coastal (e.g. Hexham Swamp). The biggest aggregation has been at Maitland
> Tip, where 50+ birds have been reported in the past week (this has happened
> there before though). There also seems to be a perceived increase in
> Spotted Harrier and Black Falcon reports, as well as numbers of raptors
> generally (often in the vicinity of wetlands).
>
> There have also been a couple of interesting Grey Falcon reports in NSW,
> one 20km north-west of Moree and the other in the vicinity of Weddin
> Mountains. These are not places I would normally have expected Grey Falcons
> to be.
>
> A Letter-winged Kite was also reported at Wanganella (between Deniliquin
> and Hay) on the 18th March. With all of these other raptor reports
> seemingly increasing, perhaps we'll start seeing more Letter-winged Kite
> reports as well?
>
> Mick
>
>
> ________________________________
> From: Philip Veerman <>
> To: 'Birding Aus' <>; 'canberrabirds chatline' <
> >
> Sent: Tuesday, 2 April 2013 11:27 AM
> Subject: [Birding-Aus] Raptors along Hume highway
>
> I did the (easter) trip from Canberra to Melbourne as a passenger of my
> neighbour on Thursday and return on Monday. There were no birding stops
> (indeed only a short stop) and he was a rather fast driver. Probably more
> raptors than I have encountered in recent years (several BsK, Brown
> Falcons,
> Little Eagles, Whistling Kites, Kestrels). Notable was a collection of
> about
> 30 Black Kites within about 2 km at about 10 km south of Chiltern. I have
> not encountered this species (as in at least 1), more often than I have
> encountered them, on many trips over 3 decades but not ever seen so many in
> that region before. This bit copied from the Birdline Victoria is
> consistent.
>
> Black Kite Tungamah
> Another large flock of Black Kites (55) seen circling over a stubble fire
> east of Tungamah. Four Black Falcons also seen with the kites.
> Michael Ramsey
>
> Black Kite Dookie
> Black Kites have been lurking around Dookie for the last week but a flock
> of
> 46 circling over burning stubble this afternoon is the most I have seen
> here.
> Michael Ramsey
>
>
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