Hello Akos and Peter I’ve had similar experiences to Peter with reed-warblers over the winter of this year. On the 27th July one was recorded at a local wetland near Adelaide, and then from around the middle of August they began to be seen and heard much more regularly. The unusual thing about this is that it’s been said that it has been one of the coldest and wettest years for the region in several years. That said, I believe I can recall previous years where the odd bird has been recorded during winter. Michael W ============================== To unsubscribe from this mailing list, send the message: unsubscribe (in the body of the message, with no Subject line) to: birding-aus-request@vicnet.net.au
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and Willie Wagtail, Swallow and Pardalote nesting …
Topically, I just received the following message from my brother who works in Laverton and lives in Corio, Geelong, Vic.
“A few Springs ago the Wagtails built a nest just outside my (Office) window under cover on a horizontal steel member at ceiling height. I noticed some commotion one blustery day and it had blow down and the fresh eggs were broken. Armed with a ladder and some hook-up wire I twitched the nest back in place and they returned and raised a clutch of eggs.
They didn’t return last year but I’ve just noticed swallows hanging about and looks like they are packing the nest with mud.
At home the pardalotes are again nesting in the compacted law clippings heap. I don’t hear them calling lately, but spend any time in the chook yard and you notice them coming and going. /////// John
Wendy M
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