Hi Folks
I am just back from Central Tilba; there was some spotted gum in flower (though
by no means a huge amount), and the bush around our place was alive with yellow
face honey eaters. We always have some, but every second bird was a YFH. Lots
of Lewins too; maybe more than usual, and the typical squadrons of spinebill
Kim
Kim Sterelny
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> On 31 May 2016, at 8:20 am, Andy Burton <> wrote:
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> I find this north vs south migration interesting. But as I understand it,
> during the cooler months, there are more Yellow-faced Honeyeaters in the
> north and fewer in the south This is strongly suggestive of a northerly
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> I wonder whether movements other than the northward one, are of birds
> travelling in search of food resources within the general northern movement.
> It is quite possible that the smell of Eucalyptus blossom carried by a
> southerly breeze would encourage the birds to turn back, on a temporary basis.
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>> On 30 May 2016, at 10:04 PM, Roger Giller <> wrote:
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>> I have just reviewed an eBird record of 4000 in a 1hr 25min period from
>> Wattamolla in Royal National Park. Date May 6 2016. The record comment
>> mentions that "all but a few were flying south"
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>> Cheers
>> Roger.
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>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Birding-Aus On Behalf Of
>> Roger Giller
>> Sent: Monday, 23 May 2016 10:39 PM
>> To: 'Carol Probets'
>> Cc:
>> Subject: Re: [Birding-Aus] Migrating honeyeaters
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>> Hi Carol,
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>> 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
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>> 2012 Weeks 15-23
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>> 2013 Weeks 13-25
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>> 2014 Weeks 12-26
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>> 2015 Weeks 18-20
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>> 2016 Weeks 13-21 (now)
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>> 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.
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>> It looks like I will be paying closer attention to them for the rest of this
>> season, and in years to come.
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>> Cheers
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>> Roger
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>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Carol Probets
>> Sent: Monday, 23 May 2016 11:41 AM
>> To: Roger Giller
>> Cc: Paul Doyle;
>> Subject: Re: [Birding-Aus] Migrating honeyeaters
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>> Hi Paul and Roger,
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>> 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.
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>> 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.
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>> 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.
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>> Cheers,
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>> Carol
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>>> On 23 May 2016, at 9:31 am, Roger Giller <> wrote:
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>>> I am at Barden Ridge, about 5 km SW of Paul, and have noted the same
>> thing,
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>>> in previous years as well as now. Manly south with some random excursions
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>>> between various trees but of all the directions north would be the
>> minority.
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>>> Roger.
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>>> -----Original Message-----
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>>> From: Birding-Aus On Behalf
>> Of
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>>> Paul Doyle
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>>> Sent: Sunday, 22 May 2016 1:36 PM
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>>> To:
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>>> Subject: [Birding-Aus] Migrating honeyeaters
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>>> Hi all,
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>>> For the last few weeks I have been watching flocks of honeyeaters, mainly
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>>> Yellow-faced as far as I can tell, moving past my place at Como, in
>> southern
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>>> Sydney (34degree 59 S, 151 degrees, 04 E).
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>>> Interested to see that every one of them so far, without exception, have
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>>> been moving pretty much due South. I realise that there could be some
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>>> irregularity in the directions travelled as they follow topography, etc.,
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>>> but it still seems strange.
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>>> Any ideas anyone?
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>>> Paul
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