I have a guest for the night, a young Tawny Frogmouth which was hit by a car on the road outside the house. I have rung WIRES, and they are trying to get here tonight, otherwise, if it lasts the night, I will take it to the vet in the morning. It is the first … Read more
Re-sent on behalf of Sandra Gallienne as her new Gmail account appears to be rejected by birding-aus. Regards, Judy —–Original Message—– From: Sandra Gallienne [mailto:sandraga1630@gmail.com] Sent: Sunday, 8 June 2014 10:56 PM To: ‘Thomas Wilson’ Subject: RE: [Birding-Aus] Yellow-faced Honeyeaters in Sydney Hi Tom, In SEQ this year the numbers of Yellow-faced Honeyeaters increased dramatically … Read more
In the Orange district, no autumn migration occurred, we still have Yellow-faced Honeyeaters present in smaller then usual numbers, but no influx as has occurred in previous years.No large flocks moving through during April/May. I’m inclined to think it has something to do with a combination of a warmer autumn and now winter. There was … Read more
I’m intrigued by the rise in numbers of Musk Lorikeets in Sydney in the past 20 years. In 1995 I noted an influx of Musk Ls into northern Sydney from late Summer to early Winter, after which they disappeared. I’d have to check my records but they almost certainly moved into areas south of the … Read more
Responding to Carol Proberts and Tom Wilson – yes we too have seen many more Yellow-faced HE than in previous years – huge numbers at Warriewood and Chiltern Track (our regular haunts lately) and also have seen many more White-naped than other years. In the latter case though, it may be that we’re just becoming … Read more