Further to our recent discussion on Willie Wagtail migration I have been
counting numbers of the species on recent day trips. On a trip from Coutts
Crossing to Shark Creek then Tullymorgan on 18 June we counted a total of 24
WWs, on 20 June from Coutts Crossing to Tucabia then to Minnie Water and
return we counted 10; on 25 June from Coutts Crossing to the Coldstream
wetlands and Tucabia we recorded 58 WWs, 15 of them on the Tucabia
sportsfield; on 2 July from Coutts Crossing to Jackadgery then back to
Grafton and on to Ulmarra we had 40 WW.
Other species that have increased numbers in our area during the
autumn-winter months are the Restless Flycatcher, Black-faced Cuckoo-shrike,
White-bellied Cuckoo-shrike and Grey Shrike-thrush however the increases in
the Flycatcher and Shrike-thrush numbers are not high.
Regards
Greg
Dr Greg. P. Clancy
Ecologist and Birding-wildlife Guide
| PO Box 63 Coutts Crossing NSW 2460
| 02 6649 3153 | 0429 601 960
http://www.gregclancyecologistguide.com
http://gregswildliferamblings.blogspot.com.au/
-----Original Message-----
From: Greg and Val Clancy
Sent: Monday, June 15, 2015 5:08 PM
To: martin cachard ; Lloyd Nielsen ;
Subject: Willie Wagtail migration
Hi Martin,
I observe groups, usually scattered individuals, in a variety of habitats
from the edge of grazing paddocks, on fences and roads, as well as along
gravel roads in state forests. Roads seem to be an attraction but then I am
usually driving along the roads, although if they were gathering away from
roads I would also see them there at times. Unfortunately I haven’t
recorded these observations in any systematic way but most roads in open
country and lightly forested country seem to have these birds. I have just
finished 3 months work in northern New South Wales which involved driving
many back roads. Willie Wagtails were a common sight along many of them,
often foraging on the road and flying to a perch nearby as we drove by. I
will note the numbers and locations of them in the future as it would be
good to document this regular irruption. Like Lloyd I have also seen them
spread along roads spaced at about 100 m from each other.
Regards
Greg
Dr Greg. P. Clancy
Ecologist and Birding-wildlife Guide
| PO Box 63 Coutts Crossing NSW 2460
| 02 6649 3153 | 0429 601 960
http://www.gregclancyecologistguide.com
http://gregswildliferamblings.blogspot.com.au/
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