Martin
I saw a Koel at the Cabbage Tree reserve a few years ago.
Cheers
David
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> On 28 Dec 2013, at 10:09 am, Martin Butterfield <> wrote:
>
> I thought that rather simply sending a test message I'd see if my updated
> address worked by reporting a couple of possibly interesting "hearings"
> from a recent visit to Mallacoota (extreme East Victoria).
>
> The first was a Rose Robin heard calling from dense vegetation behind the
> Karbethong Boat ramp. This seemed very unseasonal t me, which thought was
> confirmed by a couple of other birders in the area. Looking at Birdata
> shows a good crop of records for this species in the area, but they thin
> out dramatically when filtered for December.
>
> Secondly was hearing an Eastern Koel calling from somewhere further up the
> inlet (but possibly still in the built up area). Birdata shows very few
> records of this species in East Gippsland generally. My immediate thought
> was that it had come down to challenge the Wonga Pigeons in the competition
> for most repetitive annoying call: if so, it gave up as we only heard it a
> few times. We didn't see or hear a Noisy Friarbird in our stay and Red
> Wattlebirds were thin on the branch so what the bird might be looking to
> parasitise is an interesting question.
>
> --
> Martin Butterfield
> http://franmart.blogspot.com.au/
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