In the Ornithologists Dictionary by Johannes Erritzoe, Kaj Kampp, Kevin Winker and our own Clifford B. Frith, (2007), it states – Resident: nonmigratory, staying in the breeding area year-round. Also called sedentary. Sedentary: non-migratory, remaining in one general area throughout the year; also called resident. I have found that this is the best source by … Read more
Also late this afternoon, close to sunset, very hazy … There was a group of 45-50 smallish dumpy seabirds about a kilometer off the beach. They would head in one direction, then wheel around and head in the other. They did this for a few turns then headed westwards. Flight usually began with fast wingbeats … Read more
Hi all Late this afternoon I popped down to Blue Rocks (the local name for the 13th Beach end of Black Rocks, between Barwon Heads and Breamlea). It was about an hour after high tide, and a group of about 60 Red-necked Stints was feeding very actively along the shore. The group contained 2 or … Read more
Hi all I’m trying to get an indication of how long ago the general avifauna of this country became established. I know its a very complicated question, as evolution is on-going etc, but I’m just looking for a general idea. For instance, man has been around for tens of thousands of years, but what about … Read more
In “a Dictionary of Birds” Ed. Campbell & Lack 1985, sedentary is defined as “commonly used in the special sense of ‘non-migratory’ and resident as ” remaining throughout the year in the area under reference, the term being applied to a species, subspecies, population, or individual bird as the context requires; in another usage the … Read more