We have a small but healthy and visible population in Kingsville (inner-West
Melbourne) that has remained steady over the three years I have lived there -
in fact if anything they visit our backyard more frequently that ever -
although whether that is due to more birds about or a messy toddler throwing
his food around these days is unclear!
Happy holidays!
Ed
> From:
> Date: Sun, 29 Dec 2013 18:07:33 +1100
> To:
> CC: ;
> Subject: Re: [Birding-Aus] Tree Sparrow
>
> To be honest, I am worried about the Serendip population. I found one bird on
> Dec 1st, during the Challenge Bird Count, but have seen none since, despite
> two full weekends spent there. This could just be a regular fluctuation, but
> it may also signal the decline and possible disappearance of this population.
> I will check thoroughly on my next visit on Jan 11th & 12th.
>
> Paul Dodd
> Docklands, Victoria
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> > On 29 Dec 2013, at 5:45 pm, Russell Woodford <> wrote:
> >
> > Hi Wendy
> >
> > This sort of information is very useful for those of us planning for Bird A
> > Day 2014! I occasionally see Tree Sparrow around the outer northern suburbs
> > of Geelong, and Rosewall used to be a good place to find them on a
> > Twitchathon. There is also a small population at Serendip in Lara.
> >
> > Regards
> >
> > Russell Woodford
> > Ocean Grove
> >
> >
> >
> >> On 29 December 2013 17:36, <> wrote:
> >>
> >> Not sure if this sighting is a 'sought-after' one, but it seems there is a
> >> resident population of Eurasian Tree Sparrow in and around the general
> >> store in Anakie on edge of Brisbane Ranges NP, VIC: sighted Sunday
> >> afternoon.
> >> Wendy McWilliams
> >>
> >>
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