That's an interesting question, Dave.
There was once a more established population (as I'm sure that you're aware)
but the eradication program appears to have been quite successful.
When Ruth and I saw our Red-whiskered Bulbuls in Melbourne in 2010 (we found
two), I didn't really have any question that the bird was wild.
Interestingly enough, when we returned to the site a year later, we couldn't
find the birds again - but the Common Mynas that were in the vicinity were
doing a remarkable job of imitating Red-whiskered Bulbuls. This led me to
think that the Bulbuls had been present for long enough for the Mynas to
learn to imitate the calls. Whether there were any other Bulbuls in the area
I couldn't say for sure. However, these birds were close to an area that was
considered to be one of the strongholds for this species prior to the
eradication program.
Paul Dodd
Docklands, Victoria
-----Original Message-----
From: Birding-Aus On Behalf Of
Dave Torr
Sent: Sunday, 10 August 2014 10:14 AM
To: birding-aus
Subject: Bulbul in Melbourne
Anyone know if there are established populations or are the occasional
sightings likely to be escapes?
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