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From: David James
Sent: Thursday, June 05, 2014 5:53 PM
To: Birding_Aus ; jenny spry
Subject: Magpie Geese in Victoria query
Magpie Geese certainly fly around at night, and they honk loudly as they go,
making them quite conspicuous. However, I've only heard this in North Qld
where they are common all year round. I imagine they do likewise in the Top
End. I haven't heard them migrating over the desert, for instance.
Their status in central NSW is clouded by introductions at Shortland
Wetlands (Newcastle) in the 1980s, just as they started recolonising
northern NSW by themselves (eg. Grafton records c 1981). The introductions
at Serindip presumably also cloud the natural status and recolonisation of
the species in Victoria.
Cheers,
David James
Sydney
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