The Warrumbungles on the NSW western slopes is very reliable for Turquoise
Parrots.
Allan Richardson
Morisset NSW
> On 21 Jan 2015, at 2:10 pm, eBird ACT <> wrote:
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> These would almost certainly be Red-rumped Parrots. Turks are a very rare
> species in the ACT and are never seen in these numbers.
> Regards
> Alastair
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> On 21 Jan 2015, at 13:38, Ken and Helen <> wrote:
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> On 21/01/2015 10:26 AM, Ken and Helen wrote:
>> On 21/01/2015 1:00 AM, wrote:
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>>> RE Topic 7, Location of Turquoise Parrots. .
> Dear Pieter,
> Reliable Location for the Turquoise Parrot is from the fire-break /walkway
> at the rear of Allchin Crescent, Kambah, ACT.
> I sighted over 70 of them from Jan 17th -19th. They were almost as common as
> the Eastern Rosellas and the Crimson Rosellas.
> Ken Monson.
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>>> 1. Re: Kingfisher Park Birdwatchers Lodge rumours (David Clark)
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>>> 3. RFI SIPO (Noel Luff)
>>> 4. Fwd: Re: Nineteenth Century Acclimatisation Societies Weren't
>>> Too Bright (brian fleming)
>>> 5. White-rumped Sandpiper (James Mustafa)
>>> 6. RFI SIPO (Noel Luff)
>>> 7. Turquoise Parrot best spots? (eagleowl22)
>>> 8. Australasian Grebe brooding young on nest (Andrew Taylor)
>>> 9. Re: Australasian Grebe brooding young on nest (Sonja Ross)
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>>> Message: 1
>>> Date: Mon, 19 Jan 2015 22:46:31 +1100
>>> From: David Clark <>
>>> To: Kingfisher Park Birdwatchers Lodge <>
>>> Cc: birding Aus <>
>>> Subject: Re: [Birding-Aus] Kingfisher Park Birdwatchers Lodge rumours
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>>> Lindsay and Keith
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>>> We have only stayed once at Kingfisher Lodge but we have been following
>>> developments since you announced your intention to take a step back. It
>>> seems that the best possible outcome has been put in train and we're
>>> looking forward to making another trip north to enjoy Kingfisher Lodge and
>>> its surroundings.
>>>
>>> Best wishes for your retirement.
>>>
>>> Cheers
>>>
>>> David
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>>> On Mon, Jan 19, 2015 at 10:36 AM, Kingfisher Park Birdwatchers Lodge <
>>> > wrote:
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>>>> Hi Folks,
>>>>
>>>> We know there have been plenty of rumours going round the last month about
>>>> Kingfisher Park Birdwatchers Lodge being sold, well it has not quite
>>>> happened yet but barring any last minute dramas the settlement will be on
>>>> 4^th February. Both the business and the freehold property is going to
>>>> transfer into the safe hands of Carol & Andrew Iles, who many of you will
>>>> know as our neighbours and local bird guides. We will be retiring to our
>>>> house which is only 8 minutes from the Lodge.
>>>>
>>>> So after almost 10 years we are handing over to Carol and Andrew who first
>>>> visited the Lodge in 1998 and were the resident bird guides at the Lodge
>>>> from 2000 for four years. They have been living next door for four years
>>>> and have again become bird guides both for the Lodge and their own guiding
>>>> business. Theyplan to do their utmost to maintain and improve the Lodge and
>>>> grounds as somewhere for wildlife, especially the birds and birders, to
>>>> enjoy for years to come and look forward to welcoming new guests and the
>>>> long-time faithful. They will bring a wealth of knowledge and experience
>>>> both from our area and from around the world where they have birded in
>>>> about 100 countries. As we only owned the business and leased the property
>>>> we found it frustrating not to be able to up-grade the property ourselves,
>>>> this is something they intend doing. We wish them the very best in their
>>>> new life.
>>>>
>>>> Finally we would like to thank all of you who have visited the Lodge over
>>>> our time here, it has been most rewarding meeting all the fantastic birders
>>>> and wildlife enthusiasts. We have enjoyed sharing a little of the wildlife
>>>> in our wonderful part of the world and trust you will support the new
>>>> owners.
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>>>> Cheers.
>>>>
>>>> Lindsay & Keith
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>>> Message: 2
>>> Date: Mon, 19 Jan 2015 11:58:30 +0000
>>> From: Dean Ingwersen <>
>>> To: "" <>,
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>>> Subject: [Birding-Aus] Locations wanted for Regent Honeyeater in
>>> summer
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>>> Hi Peter,
>>>
>>> Yes, unfortunately the size of a Regent Honeyeater means it is still too
>>> small to wear appropriate tracking equipment. The biggest Regent weighs
>>> around 45 grams, and according to ethics guidelines no species is to be
>>> fitted with a transmitter (including harness or other affixing material)
>>> weighing more than 5% of its body weight - which for the heaviest Regent is
>>> 2.25 grams. Unfortunately the smallest satellite tracking transmitter
>>> weighs 5 grams.
>>>
>>> They can comfortably wear radio-transmitters, and we use these for tracking
>>> birds post-release during our captive releases. They weigh about 1.9 grams
>>> when fitted, but these have a range of 1km at most and need to be
>>> 'manually' monitored by an observer. They also only last about 12 weeks
>>> before the battery goes flat.
>>>
>>> The other thing we've considered are geolocators like those used on Ruddy
>>> Turnstones a few years ago by VWSG. But these need to be recaptured for
>>> download (for Regents this would only be 1 in 10 banded birds which are
>>> resighted, and this can take up to 10 years!), and they only have an
>>> accuracy of +/- 100km from memory...which reduces their effectiveness. And
>>> there is no 'realtime' data streaming anyway.
>>>
>>> Hope that explains it.
>>>
>>> Cheers, Dean
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>>> How come we can track godwits across the ocean but we can't track
>>> honeyeaters
>>> these relatively short distances? Are they too small to carry the necessary
>>> equipment?
>>>
>>> Peter Shute
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>>> Message: 3
>>> Date: Tue, 20 Jan 2015 06:49:12 +1100
>>> From: Noel Luff <>
>>> To: "" <>
>>> Subject: [Birding-Aus] RFI SIPO
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>>> Has there been any recent sighting?
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>>> Message: 4
>>> Date: Tue, 20 Jan 2015 09:45:50 +1100
>>> From: brian fleming <>
>> Re Contents of Birding Australa Digest 21/1/2015.
>> Location Of Turquoise Parrots.
>> Dear Pietre, I have just returned to Wa from SE NSW and the ACT.
>> In Canberra I was staying in the suburb Kambah. At the rear of Allchin
>> Crescent there is a fire-break/ walkway between the back of the houses and
>> horsepaddocks and parkland.
>> The turquoise Parrots were almost as common as the Eastern Rosellas and
>> Crimson Rosellas. Over 3 days I saw at least 70 of them. It is a reliable
>> location.
>> Regards, Ken Monson.
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>>> Subject: [Birding-Aus] Fwd: Re: Nineteenth Century Acclimatisation
>>> Societies Weren't Too Bright
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>>> Subject: Re: [Birding-Aus] Nineteenth Century Acclimatisation Societies
>>> Weren't Too Bright
>>> Date: Mon, 19 Jan 2015 21:19:32 +1100
>>> From: brian fleming <>
>>> To: Laurie Knight <>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> House and Tree Sparrows were introduced to Australia for precisely
>>> the same reason - it was known that they fed their young mainly on
>>> caterpillars, and other insects, while people forgot that adult Sparrows
>>> are grain and seed-eaters.
>>>
>>> Western Australia was most insistent that Sparrows should not be
>>> established there, and special precautions were taken to ensure that
>>> Sparrows did not follow the horse-teams working on the Trans-Australia
>>> Railway as it was built across the Nullarbor. I believe the South
>>> Australian gangs worked out as far as they could, then all camps
>>> evacuated, and any surviving Sparrows were shot or poisoned. Then the
>>> WA gangs worked their way out to join up. They still patrol for
>>> Sparrows and Starlings in the border region.
>>> More details in Eric Rolls' excellent book "They all ran wild"..
>>> Anthea Fleming
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>>> On 19/01/2015 6:09 PM, Laurie Knight wrote:
>>>> A classic example is the transport of a grain-eating bunting to New
>>>> Zealand for the supposed purpose of controlling insect pests ?
>>>>
>>>> http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/01/150116161533.htm
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>>> Message: 5
>>> Date: Tue, 20 Jan 2015 11:51:10 +1100
>>> From: James Mustafa <>
>>> To: "" <>
>>> Subject: [Birding-Aus] White-rumped Sandpiper
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>>> Going up for the WRSP tomorrow on my way to Sydney. Any recent tips or info
>>> on the bird?
>>>
>>>
>>> All the best,
>>>
>>> James Mustafa
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>>> Message: 6
>>> Date: Tue, 20 Jan 2015 14:18:29 +1100
>>> From: Noel Luff <>
>>> To: "" <>,
>>> "" <>
>>> Subject: [Birding-Aus] RFI SIPO
>>> Message-ID:
>>> <>
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>>> has there been any recent sightings?
>>>
>>> Noel Luff
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>>> Message: 7
>>> Date: Tue, 20 Jan 2015 17:30:46 +1000
>>> From: eagleowl22 <>
>>> To:
>>> Subject: [Birding-Aus] Turquoise Parrot best spots?
>>> Message-ID: <>
>>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8"
>>>
>>> Hi people,?
>>>
>>> First of all a big thanks for getting back to me regarding info on the
>>> Regent Honeyeater. Diplist :(
>>>
>>> I've walked all day in the Girraween area looking for Turquoise Parrot, to
>>> no avail.
>>>
>>> The other spot I want to try is in the Capertee Valley.?
>>>
>>> Does anyone can tell me what my best bet will be, either there or any where
>>> else?
>>>
>>> Looking forward to your help,
>>>
>>> Best regards,?
>>>
>>> Pieter de Groot Boersma
>>>
>>>
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>>> Message: 8
>>> Date: Tue, 20 Jan 2015 20:18:35 +1100
>>> From: Andrew Taylor <>
>>> To:
>>> Subject: [Birding-Aus] Australasian Grebe brooding young on nest
>>> Message-ID: <>
>>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii
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>>> I've recently made a couple of onservations of Australasian Grebe brooding
>>> young on their nest which don't quite fit the HANZAB description:
>>> "chicks brooded on the nest for night of hatching and for no longer".
>>>
>>> The grebes were at Tempe Ponds in the centre of Sydney very close to
>>> the airport.
>>>
>>> On my first visit on the evening of 10th there were chicks present
>>> being brooded by an adult on their floating nest - the occasional head
>>> appearing was the only evidence chicks present. I don't know when
>>> they hatched but but at least 2 chicks were present.
>>>
>>> On my 2nd visit on the evening of the 15th again the chicks were being
>>> brooded by an adult on their floating nest. Another adult was diving
>>> nearby & when it brought food a chick would emerge, be fed, and then
>>> disappear out of sight under the brooding parent. I saw only 3 chicks
>>> simultaneously.
>>>
>>> On my 3rd visit on the evening of 18th, 5 chicks were swimming
>>> with adults being fed. Near sunset they returned to nest and again were
>>> brooded under an adult - although they didn't entirely fit out of sight -
>>> perhaps because they were larger.
>>>
>>> HANZAB does elsewhere mention young using nest platform during first week
>>> with an adult so it may just be confusing wording. Anyway interesting
>>> behaviour to watch.
>>>
>>> I've put some brief video clips here: http://youtu.be/Oa-lo47p4J8
>>>
>>> Andrew
>>>
>>>
>>>
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>>>
>>> Message: 9
>>> Date: Tue, 20 Jan 2015 20:25:56 +1100
>>> From: Sonja Ross <>
>>> To:
>>> Cc:
>>> Subject: Re: [Birding-Aus] Australasian Grebe brooding young on nest
>>> Message-ID: <>
>>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii
>>>
>>> Thanks for sharing that, Andrew. I enjoyed it, especially the section with
>>> the two chicks really wanting that food!
>>>
>>> Sonja
>>> On 20/01/2015, at 8:18 PM, Andrew Taylor <> wrote:
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