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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