Vagrant is probably an over strong term for these recently recorded migrants
reported on Ashmore, except for the Willow Warbler which should have been
geographically somewhere much further west. I would expect them all to
survive and complete a migration back to their respective breeding
locations. Most of these birds migrate into the Sundas, so Ashmore isn't
really that big a step when compared to the total migration distance. I
wonder how many of these lob into the Kimberley every season and go
un-noticed in the vastness of the landscape. The birds are easier to find on
Ashmore because it is tiny and acts as a magnate to any birds wandering
south of the Sundas, same as Christmas and Cocos Islands. Increased trips to
Ashmore, Christmas and Cocos are revealing many of these species to be
"annual vagrants!!", all of them should be considered potential for NW
Australia.
Cheers Jeff.
-----Original Message-----
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On Behalf Of Clive Nealon
Sent: Friday, 29 November 2013 1:51 PM
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Subject: What happens to the vagrants
The Willow Warbler from Europe is a regular and abundant migrant to southern
Africa each year, so distance would not seem to present a problem.
Regards, Clive.
-----Original Message-----
From: Sonja Ross <>
To: Carl Clifford <>
Cc: Birding-Aus Aus <>
Sent: Fri, Nov 29, 2013 9:45 am
Subject: What happens to the vagrants
I wondered about that last night as well, particularly on thinking about the
Willow Warbler which is so small that you wonder how it could have got there
in the first place!
Sonja
On 29/11/2013, at 12:32 PM, Carl Clifford <> wrote:
> I thought struck me the other day (yes, it was painful). What happens
> to the
vagrant species that turn up at places such as Ashmore Reef or
Christmas/Cocos Is.? Do they all die? Having arrived at these places due to
weather conditions or navigational error, many, if not all, would certainly
have problems re-orienting themselves, so I imagine that the chances of
returning to their normal habitat would be fairly slim. I imagine that such
places, particularly Ashmore, would be rather like an avian death row.
>
> Carl Clifford
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