Hi Jill and Sue,
Noisy Pittas are thought to be altitudinal migrants moving from high
altitudes to lower altitudes during the autumn-winter. I doubt whether i
tis really that simple as I suspect some latitudinal migration may also
occur. As Pittas are quite rare in the Sydney area I would expect that the
Warriewood bird/s would have flown down from further north. The photos show
that it has a pink gape and is therefore a first year bird so any sightings
in previous years would be of different individuals. We have had many more
reports of Pittas turning up in new areas on the NSW north coast during the
cooler months over the past couple of years and although it may be due to an
increase in observer effort I suspect that there has been a small
'explosion' in their numbers.
Regards
Greg
Dr Greg. P. Clancy
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-----Original Message-----
From: Jill & Sue
Sent: Sunday, June 08, 2014 12:28 PM
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Subject: Noisy Pitta Behaviour
Having recently seen the Irrawong Noisy Pitta in the same area as in
previous years we wonder whether there is anything known about this species
migration / winter movements. A google search on 'behaviour' only yielded
articles about it's observed behaviour and nesting / breeding behaviour. As
the Irrawong bird (there seems to be only one) only appears in winter where
has it come from etc? They don't seem to be great fliers. Obviously the one
recently seen near Newington raises similar questions. Any clues?
Jill & Sue
Jill Rossiter & Sue Casson
PO Box 17 HORNSBY NSW 1630
02 9487 2496
Mobiles: 0409 578320(Jill); 0417 578320(Sue)
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