G'day Birding-Ausies
Well almost. Yesterday afternoon Irene Allan reported 20 White-
throated Needletails feeding over their property (Timbilica) just 4 k
short of the Victorian Border. This is three days earlier than last
year.
Another interesting point is that no sightings have yet been reported
between Sydney & Timbilica. There have been only two from the Sydney
area, a few from Port Macquarie, with most from SE Qld.
Several people have asked if I am still interested in receiving
reports of sightings seeing as the paper showing their decline has
been published in Australian Field Ornithology in Septemeber? Yes I
am still collecting sightings to determine if the decline continues,
levels off or hopefully evidences a recovery.
Please provide date and number of birds (Behaviour and weather
details if you have time) to me off-line or in Birdline, Birdlife
Atlas, e-bird or local bird-club newsletter - some place where I can
locate it please.
Alas some, particularly in Far Nth Qld still place observations (on
eBird for example) without the number of birds. It is extremely
frustrating trying to document a birds decline when people frequently
report that they saw 1 of all 52 species of birds they have reported
on eBird. Others report X number of WTNT, FTS or swiftlets on eBird
or the Birdlife atlas. An estimate is far preferable if you are
unable to count the exact number seen.
Cheers & Happy swift hunting
Mike
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