Lake Samsonvale birds have never bred and the last time I was there (in
June) there was only 2 or 3 remaining.
Tom
On 02/10/2014 1:49 PM, "John Tongue" <> wrote:
> We've heard various sites around the Atherton Tablelands, the hinterland
> around Mackay, and POSSIBLY Lake Samsonvale birds can be counted as truly
> feral. We certainly ticked the ones we saw between Mackay and Eungella.
>
> Cheers,
> John Tongue
> Devonport
> On 02/10/2014, at 11:54 AM, Michael Ramsey <> wrote:
>
> > I was at Moranbah inland from Mackay a week ago and there was a good
> sized flock of guinea fowl 30-40 strong by the oval and sewage ponds as
> well as another 10 or more
> > By the racecourse, all looked very good candidates as feral
> > Birds to
> > Me
> >
> > Sent from my iPhone
> >
> >> On 2 Oct 2014, at 11:09, "Michael Tarburton" <
> > wrote:
> >>
> >> G'day Trevor & list members
> >>
> >> There is a group of 80 Helmeted Guineafowl that have the run of the
> outback town of Chillagoe. They had 2+ broods in July, have been there for
> some years. They are certainly out-breeding the four Squatter pigeons that
> live around the Chillagoe golf Club.
> >>
> >> They also out-breed the wild Pea Fowl that now inhabit mainly the creek
> area. But that is because they used to annoy the hospital folk when they
> chose to sleep in their trees, and they got the environment department to
> reduce their numbers.
> >>
> >> Happy hunting
> >>
> >> Mike
> >>
> >>
> >>> On 01/10/2014, at 10:55 PM, Trevor Hampel wrote:
> >>>
> >>> Hi birders,
> >>>
> >>> What is the current status of Helmeted Guineafowl in Australia?
> >>>
> >>> I don't count the dozen or so birds which occasionally wander over to
> our little patch of earth from my neighbour because they are kept in an
> enclosed yard every night and rarely wander more than 50m from home.
> >>>
> >>> However, when visiting the Western Plains Zoo in Dubbo a few weeks ago
> we saw a group of about 8 of this species wandering through one of the car
> parks. Is this a self-sustaining population? They didn't seem constrained
> by any form of enclosure.
> >>>
> >>> Thanks in advance,
> >>>
> >>> Trevor
> >>>
> >>> --
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> >>> South Australia.
> >>>
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