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Date: 8 June 2014 1:02:11 pm AEST
To: Greg and Val Clancy <<>>
Cc: Jill & Sue <<>>,
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Subject: Noisy Pitta Behaviour
I agree Greg,
I think there has been an increase in reports of them in the Hunter and I'm
sure I've seeing more reports of them in Sydney on birdline over the past two
or three years.
I also agree that we don't have a good understanding of their movements. We had
a pair arrive in Blackbutt Reserve (Newcastle's only large urban bushland,
surrounded by suburbia) which is very close to the coast. We all thought they
were winter-dispersing birds, but then they bred! They then disappeared that
summer but returned again the next winter/spring (not sure if breeding was
attempted again).
Keep in mind also that some pitta species make long migrations too.
Mick
On 08/06/2014, at 12:48, "Greg and Val Clancy"
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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
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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
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