Some areas around Tamworth and New England/NW are "reasonably" reliable, too -
Barraba Bird Routes, Moonbi/Kootingal, Northern Tablelands, etc. Still pretty
thinly spread, though!
John Tongue
Devonport, Tas.
On 21/01/2015, at 6:05 PM, Allan Richardson <> wrote:
> 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:
>>
>> 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
>>
>>
>> eBird.org/content/australia
>> Global tool for birders, critical data for science
>>
>>
>> eBird ACT
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On 21 Jan 2015, at 13:38, Ken and Helen <> wrote:
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On 21/01/2015 10:26 AM, Ken and Helen wrote:
>>> On 21/01/2015 1:00 AM, wrote:
>>>> Send Birding-Aus mailing list submissions to
>>>>
>>>> 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.
>>>> To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit
>>>> http://birding-aus.org/mailman/listinfo/birding-aus_birding-aus.org
>>>> or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> You can reach the person managing the list at
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific
>>>> than "Re: Contents of Birding-Aus digest..."
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Today's Topics:
>>>>
>>>> 1. Re: Kingfisher Park Birdwatchers Lodge rumours (David Clark)
>>>> 2. Locations wanted for Regent Honeyeater in summer (Dean Ingwersen)
>>>> 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)
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
>>>>
>>>> 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
>>>> Message-ID:
>>>> <>
>>>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8
>>>>
>>>> Lindsay and Keith
>>>>
>>>> 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
>>>>
>>>> On Mon, Jan 19, 2015 at 10:36 AM, Kingfisher Park Birdwatchers Lodge <
>>>> > wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> 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.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Cheers.
>>>>>
>>>>> Lindsay & Keith
>>>>>
>>>>> --
>>>>> Keith & Lindsay Fisher
>>>>> Kingfisher Park Birdwatchers Lodge
>>>>> RN 6 Mt. Kooyong Road
>>>>> Julatten QLD 4871
>>>>> Ph : (07) 4094 1263
>>>>> Web Site: www.birdwatchers.com.au
>>>>> Blog: http://kingfisherparkbirdwatchers.blogspot.com/
>>>>>
>>>>> <HR>
>>>>> <BR> Birding-Aus mailing list
>>>>> <BR>
>>>>> <BR> To change settings or unsubscribe visit:
>>>>> <BR> http://birding-aus.org/mailman/listinfo/birding-aus_birding-aus.org
>>>>> </HR>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> ------------------------------
>>>>
>>>> Message: 2
>>>> Date: Mon, 19 Jan 2015 11:58:30 +0000
>>>> From: Dean Ingwersen <>
>>>> To: "" <>,
>>>> "" <>
>>>> Subject: [Birding-Aus] Locations wanted for Regent Honeyeater in
>>>> summer
>>>> Message-ID:
>>>> <>
>>>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"
>>>>
>>>> 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
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> 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
>>>>
>>>> Sent from my iPad
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Dean Ingwersen | Woodland Bird and WA Program Manager
>>>> Regent Honeyeater recovery coordinator
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> BirdLife Australia
>>>> Suite 2-05, 60 Leicester Street, Carlton VIC 3053
>>>> M 0409 348 553 | T 03 9347 0757 ext 247 | F 03 9347 9323
>>>> <> |
>>>> birdlife.org.au<http://birdlife.org.au>
>>>> ABN 75 149 124 774
>>>>
>>>> [BirdLife Australia logo]<http://birdlife.org.au/>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> [Follow BirdlifeOz]<https://twitter.com/BirdlifeOz>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> [Follow BirdLife Australia's public
>>>> updates]<https://www.facebook.com/BirdLifeAustralia>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> [Aussie Backyard Bird
>>>> Count]<http://birdlife.org.au/get-involved/whats-on/birds-and-bikes>
>>>>
>>>> an evening with Phil Liggett - Click
>>>> here<https://www.outix.com.au/tickets/event/BirdLifeGalaDinner>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> ------------------------------
>>>>
>>>> Message: 3
>>>> Date: Tue, 20 Jan 2015 06:49:12 +1100
>>>> From: Noel Luff <>
>>>> To: "" <>
>>>> Subject: [Birding-Aus] RFI SIPO
>>>> Message-ID:
>>>> <>
>>>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8
>>>>
>>>> Has there been any recent sighting?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> ------------------------------
>>>>
>>>> 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.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>>
>>>> Subject: [Birding-Aus] Fwd: Re: Nineteenth Century Acclimatisation
>>>> Societies Weren't Too Bright
>>>> Message-ID: <>
>>>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252; format=flowed
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> -------- Forwarded Message --------
>>>> 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
>>>>
>>>> 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
>>>>>
>>>>> How the yellowhammer bird became a Kiwi: From hero to villain in 15 years
>>>>> <HR>
>>>>> <BR> Birding-Aus mailing list
>>>>> <BR>
>>>>> <BR> To change settings or unsubscribe visit:
>>>>> <BR> http://birding-aus.org/mailman/listinfo/birding-aus_birding-aus.org
>>>>> </HR>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> ------------------------------
>>>>
>>>> Message: 5
>>>> Date: Tue, 20 Jan 2015 11:51:10 +1100
>>>> From: James Mustafa <>
>>>> To: "" <>
>>>> Subject: [Birding-Aus] White-rumped Sandpiper
>>>> Message-ID:
>>>> <CADuXtcbY3g-nNZxNpnx3WK=>
>>>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8
>>>>
>>>> Going up for the WRSP tomorrow on my way to Sydney. Any recent tips or info
>>>> on the bird?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> All the best,
>>>>
>>>> James Mustafa
>>>>
>>>> 0400 951 517
>>>> www.jamesmustafajazzorchestra.com
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> ------------------------------
>>>>
>>>> Message: 6
>>>> Date: Tue, 20 Jan 2015 14:18:29 +1100
>>>> From: Noel Luff <>
>>>> To: "" <>,
>>>> "" <>
>>>> Subject: [Birding-Aus] RFI SIPO
>>>> Message-ID:
>>>> <>
>>>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8
>>>>
>>>> has there been any recent sightings?
>>>>
>>>> Noel Luff
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> ------------------------------
>>>>
>>>> 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
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Verzonden vanaf Samsung Mobile
>>>>
>>>> ------------------------------
>>>>
>>>> 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
>>>>
>>>> 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
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> ------------------------------
>>>>
>>>> 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:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> ------------------------------
>>>>
>>>> Subject: Digest Footer
>>>>
>>>> _______________________________________________
>>>> Birding-Aus mailing list
>>>>
>>>> To change settings or unsubscribe visit:
>>>> http://birding-aus.org/mailman/listinfo/birding-aus_birding-aus.org
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> ------------------------------
>>>>
>>>> End of Birding-Aus Digest, Vol 15, Issue 19
>>>> *******************************************
>>>
>>
>>
>> <HR>
>> <BR> Birding-Aus mailing list
>> <BR>
>> <BR> To change settings or unsubscribe visit:
>> <BR> http://birding-aus.org/mailman/listinfo/birding-aus_birding-aus.org
>> </HR>
>>
>>
>> <HR>
>> <BR> Birding-Aus mailing list
>> <BR>
>> <BR> To change settings or unsubscribe visit:
>> <BR> http://birding-aus.org/mailman/listinfo/birding-aus_birding-aus.org
>> </HR>
>
>
> <HR>
> <BR> Birding-Aus mailing list
> <BR>
> <BR> To change settings or unsubscribe visit:
> <BR> http://birding-aus.org/mailman/listinfo/birding-aus_birding-aus.org
> </HR>
<HR>
<BR> Birding-Aus mailing list
<BR>
<BR> To change settings or unsubscribe visit:
<BR> http://birding-aus.org/mailman/listinfo/birding-aus_birding-aus.org
</HR>
|
