Hi Laurie,
Mo (2015) reviewed the past and current status of the Red-whiskered Bulbul in
Australia. With respect to the current status of the species in Sydney, he
states:
"The current extent of the population in the Greater Sydney Region extends as
far north as Seaham and Raymond Terrace in the Hunter region (Blakers et al.
1984; Pizzey et al. 2007). The western extremities lie at the Blue Mountains
and Goulburn River National Park (Hardy and Farrell 1990; Smith and Smith 1990;
Fulton 2002). The population continues south to the Lake Wollumboola in the
Shoalhaven region (Wood 1996; Chafer et al. 1999; Barrett et al. 2003). Wood
(1995) determined population densities of up to 4.17 individuals per ha in
Puckeys Reserve, near Wollongong. The population has also invaded semi-rural
districts, especially in orchards (Gibson 1977; Frith 1979; Chafer et al.
1999). Since 2010, there have been 3703 database records attributed to the
Greater Sydney Region population (ALA 2015)."
Reference:
Mo, M. (2015). The Red-whiskered Bulbul Pycnonotus jocosus in Australia – a
global perspective, history of introduction, current status and potential
impacts. Australian Zoologist 37(4):461-471.
doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.7882/AZ.2015.014
Kind regards,
Stephen
Stephen Ambrose
Ryde, NSW
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Charles
Sent: Sunday, March 20, 2016 2:02 PM
To: Laurie Knight
Cc: Birding Aus
Subject: Red-whiskered Bulbul at the Mt Tomah Botanical Gardens.
Laurie,
They appear fairly common to me in Paddington, I regularly see them there.
I've recently seen them in Alexandria at Bunnings and I saw two at IKEA in
Tempe recently also.
Cheers,
Charles Hunter
+61 402 907 577
> On 20 Mar 2016, at 10:49 AM, Laurie Knight <> wrote:
>
> I’m not sure how common RWBs are in Sydney these days. I got some nice shots
> of an adult at the Mt Tomah Botanical Gardens 2 weeks ago. The TBG are a
> nice birdie spot to visit - there were also a dozen Gang Gangs there as well.
>
> Regard, Laurie.
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