That's disappointing!
Cheers,
Charles Hunter
+61 402 907 577
> On 2 Sep 2015, at 12:21 pm, James Mustafa Jazz Orchestra
> <> wrote:
>
> Hi Charles,
>
> Whilst I wouldn't say it's a patch of mine, I've done quite a bit of birder
> at the RBG and I've never seen/heard a Song Thrush there. I think they
> stopped being recorded their around 2010. Seems to have disappeared
> unfortunately, or fortunately?
>
> Best
>
>> On Wed, Sep 2, 2015 at 11:55 AM, Charles Hunter <> wrote:
>> Hi James,
>>
>> I saw one in Melbourne Botanical Gardens in 2006 (I'd just got back from
>> London the week before where I'd seen plenty of them in Holland Park).
>>
>> Are they still seen in the Botanical Gardens?
>>
>> Cheers,
>> Charles
>>
>> From: James Mustafa Jazz Orchestra <>
>> To: "" <>
>> Sent: Tuesday, 1 September 2015, 21:37
>> Subject: [Birding-Aus] Song Thrush - South East Melbourne
>>
>> Hi all,
>>
>> A post mainly concerning Melbourne birders, but still potentially valuable
>> information for interstate listers! Song Thrush appears to be an
>> increasingly difficult bird to track down, particularly for those in the
>> South East side of Melbourne. I think it's scarcity is due to the
>> decreasing amount of English styled gardens in Melbourne. I know it's a
>> 'plastic' - but it's a nice plastic with a pretty song and counts the same
>> as an Atlantic Yellow-nosed Albatross in the listing scheme of things!
>>
>> Having said all that, for those that don't want to travel out to Sunshine,
>> Caroline Springs and other suburbs in Melbourne's west where their numbers
>> are still 'ok' - I've been having a lot of luck with Song Thrush at
>> Dandenong Valley Wetlands recently and according to other eBird sightings,
>> it appears I'm not the only one.
>>
>> I photographed a pair in a small bushy area near the footy oval here only
>> yesterday -37.919706, 145.202305
>>
>> Saw another here last week -37.916840, 145.202361
>>
>> And heard another calling from approx this location -37.913981, 145.203567
>>
>> To access DVW, drive down Wellington Rd and turn onto Garnett Rd. I usually
>> park at the car park next to the sports ovals and head in from there.
>>
>> Hope that interests some birders!
>>
>> All the best,
>> James Mustafa
>>
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