Hi Carol,
I have been keeping a weekly bird list from home for a few years, just
recording presence or absence for each week of the year. The results for
Yellow-faced Honeyeater
are:-
2012 Weeks 15-23
2013 Weeks 13-25
2014 Weeks 12-26
2015 Weeks 18-20
2016 Weeks 13-21 (now)
In all years I have not noticed any strong directional component in their
flight apart from the fact that they don't appear to be moving northward.
It looks like I will be paying closer attention to them for the rest of this
season, and in years to come.
Cheers
Roger
-----Original Message-----
From: Carol Probets
Sent: Monday, 23 May 2016 11:41 AM
To: Roger Giller
Cc: Paul Doyle;
Subject: Migrating honeyeaters
Hi Paul and Roger,
This is intriguing. Normally I'd guess it's some sort of local irregularity
but I've also heard other recent reports of southward movement, not only in
Sydney but from north coast NSW. As I wrote last month, this autumn we saw a
bumper northward honeyeater migration through the Blue Mountains, especially
during April, and this was reinforced by the spectacular movement through
the Hunter Valley as reported by Mick Roderick and others. I assume this was
due to very dry conditions further south.
Why many are now heading south again this early beats me. As far as I know
the banksias are flowering OK up the coast...? Interesting that Roger has
noted the same thing in previous years (was it this early, Roger?). It all
shows just how how much we still don't know about these common yet
mysterious little travellers.
I'd be interested to hear where else people are seeing them (especially
Yellow-faced and White-naped) in significant numbers, either migrating or
feeding.
Cheers,
Carol
> On 23 May 2016, at 9:31 am, Roger Giller <> wrote:
>
> I am at Barden Ridge, about 5 km SW of Paul, and have noted the same
thing,
> in previous years as well as now. Manly south with some random excursions
> between various trees but of all the directions north would be the
minority.
> Roger.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Birding-Aus On Behalf
Of
> Paul Doyle
> Sent: Sunday, 22 May 2016 1:36 PM
> To:
> Subject: [Birding-Aus] Migrating honeyeaters
>
> Hi all,
> For the last few weeks I have been watching flocks of honeyeaters, mainly
> Yellow-faced as far as I can tell, moving past my place at Como, in
southern
> Sydney (34degree 59 S, 151 degrees, 04 E).
> Interested to see that every one of them so far, without exception, have
> been moving pretty much due South. I realise that there could be some
> irregularity in the directions travelled as they follow topography, etc.,
> but it still seems strange.
> Any ideas anyone?
> Paul
>
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