G’day bird enthusiasts
I just censused 8 WTNT over Blackburn South. They were feeding, and slowly
moving to the NNW, so could be around Doncaster about now. Have a look and let
me know if you see any - or put them in Birdata or eBird. They are rare over
Melbourne these days and this is unusually early. I have seen 9 or 10 flocks
at Bunyip S.P. so far this season. Others have seen them around the Kinglake
district & Yarra Bend.
Also keep your eyes open for FTS or Pacific Swifts as this year huge numbers
have reached the east coast and are being seen often with Needletails right
down to the Vic border.
Thank you to all those who have recorded flock numbers - much appreciated as
the Gov in Canberra is looking at whether to declare this species as vulnerable
at the moment and the larger the samole size the more accurate the decline
measures will be.
Cheers, Happy swift watching & Happy Christmas
Mike
<HR>
<BR> Birding-Aus mailing list
<BR>
<BR> To change settings or unsubscribe visit:
<BR> http://birding-aus.org/mailman/listinfo/birding-aus_birding-aus.org
</HR>
|
