hello all,
as a result of my post here last evening, Melbourne birder Kev Bartram visited
this site early this morning and found 20 Barn Swallows.
I saw 29 when I visted again this afternoon on my way home from work just after
5pm, but there could well be more as some were still busy on the wing hawking,
and counting them wasn't easy.
however, I found none at Newell Beach this morning, so it will be interesting
to see where these birds settle for the summer...
great to see that Marie Tarrant got some needletails & Fork-tailed Swifts in
Cairns over a week ago.
I've missed both species thus far this season in the region's lowlands...
cheers,
martin cachard,
solar whisper wildlife cruises,
daintree river.
& trinity beach, cairns.
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From: Birding-Aus <> on behalf of martin
cachard <>
Sent: Sunday, 17 December 2017 9:30 PM
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Subject: 12 BARN SWALLOWS at LOWER DAINTREE today
hello all,
at 5:15pm today I found the first Barn Swallows of the season for FNQ - 12 of
them on the wires above the paddock at the south-east corner of Capt Cook Hwy
and Cape Tribulation Rd, Lower Daintree, with a few Welcome Swallows, and Tree
and Fairy Martins.
this arrival is a few weeks earlier than normal, and I wouldn't be surprised at
all if these are some of the same individuals that hung around Newell Beach for
a few weeks in Jan/Feb earlier this year. We had as many as 30+ birds together
then.
I will keep an eye on this site and the Newell site over the next month or so
if anyone wants to be updated...
still no needletails or Fork-tailed Swifts for the Cairns-Daintree region
lowlands this season yet, but they are due any day now...
naturally, if any Red-rumped Swallows turn up, I will be on here alerting
everyone!
cheers,
martin cachard,
solar whisper wildlife cruises,
daintree river.
& trinity beach, cairns
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