Over the past couple of years there has been a rise in the number of
sightings of Noisy Pittas on the Clarence coast northern NSW as well. They
have turned up in small patches of coastal scrub where they haven't been
seen before. All of the records were within the usual period when the
species visits local coastal areas (autumn-winter) but the numbers seem to
have increased. Has the species undergone a significant population increase
or are the southern records a result of global warming as appears to be the
case with other bird species (White-headed Pigeon, Australasian Figbird,
Eastern Osprey)?
Regards
Greg
Dr Greg. P. Clancy
Ecologist and Birding-wildlife Guide
| PO Box 63 Coutts Crossing NSW 2460
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-----Original Message-----
From: Allan Richardson
Sent: Sunday, September 01, 2013 6:56 AM
To: Birding-aus Aus
Subject: Noisy Pittas
Hi Guys,
Noticed Joshua Bergmark's post of Noisy Pittas (2) at Warriewood Wetlands
(Sydney) on Friday.
Currently we have had what seems to be rise in Pitta obs at the southern end
of their range. In the last couple of years we have seen more than the usual
number of sitings in the Hunter Region and there were Pittas calling at a
number of sites in the Gosford LGA last spring, sounding very much like
territorial establishment.
The birds at Warriewood make one wonder how far south they might be showing
up. Is there any chance they might reach the rainforest patches of the
Illawarra? Any one in that neck of the woods had a sniff??
Allan Richardson
Morisset NSW
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