Hi List, Normally when Spangled Drongo are passing through Sydney I make an extra effort to go to likely patches of bush and usually manage 1 or 2 sightings. This year however I have seen 19 Spangled Drongo [some of which may be repeat sightings of the same bird on consecutive days], all at Galaringi Reserve, Carlingford [10] and Sydney Olympic Park [9]. I have also seen many more reports on Birdline than I recall from other years. Is Sydney seeing an unexpected influx of Spangled Drongo this year? If so are there more about this year or is somewhere else missing their usual Spangled Drongos? From Jenny Stiles _______________________________________________ Birding-Aus mailing list Birding-Aus@birding-aus.org To change settings or unsubscribe visit: http://birding-aus.org/mailman/listinfo/birding-aus_birding-aus.org
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Jenny, good number in north Queensland but I would not say more than normal variation. That said, I have noted some larger flocks of more than six birds. Regards, Alan Alan’s Wildlife Tours 2 Mather Road Yungaburra 4884 Phone 07 4095 3784 Mobile 0408 953 786 http://www.alanswildlifetours.com.au/ —–Original Message—– Sent: Monday, March 10, 2014 7:37 AM Hi List, Normally when Spangled Drongo are passing through Sydney I make an extra effort to go to likely patches of bush and usually manage 1 or 2 sightings. This year however I have seen 19 Spangled Drongo [some of which may be repeat sightings of the same bird on consecutive days], all at Galaringi Reserve, Carlingford [10] and Sydney Olympic Park [9]. I have also seen many more reports on Birdline than I recall from other years. Is Sydney seeing an unexpected influx of Spangled Drongo this year? If so are there more about this year or is somewhere else missing their usual Spangled Drongos? From Jenny Stiles _______________________________________________ Birding-Aus mailing list Birding-Aus@birding-aus.org To change settings or unsubscribe visit: http://birding-aus.org/mailman/listinfo/birding-aus_birding-aus.org —– No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG – http://www.avg.com Version: 2014.0.4335 / Virus Database: 3722/7170 – Release Date: 03/09/14 _______________________________________________ Birding-Aus mailing list Birding-Aus@birding-aus.org To change settings or unsubscribe visit: http://birding-aus.org/mailman/listinfo/birding-aus_birding-aus.org
Hi Jenny, It is interesting that you raise the issue about the apparent increase in reports of Spangled Drongos this year. I am presently writing an item for my blog on the species as this year seems to be a bumper year with over 10 in our backyard for a few days, including begging juveniles, and at least two still hanging around. At Glenugie, near Grafton, we had a flock of 25+ moving through but this is likely to be an underestimate as the birds were flying back and forth and were hard to accurately count. During the past few weeks I have seen Drongos on most days and at various locations. Other locals have reported good numbers moving through as well. So in answer to your question the Clarence Valley has good numbers of the species at present, which would appear to be greater than is usual. Regards Greg Dr Greg. P. Clancy Ecologist and Birding-wildlife Guide | PO Box 63 Coutts Crossing NSW 2460 | 02 6649 3153 | 0429 601 960 http://www.gregclancyecologistguide.com http://gregswildliferamblings.blogspot.com.au/ —–Original Message—– Sent: Monday, March 10, 2014 8:37 AM Hi List, Normally when Spangled Drongo are passing through Sydney I make an extra effort to go to likely patches of bush and usually manage 1 or 2 sightings. This year however I have seen 19 Spangled Drongo [some of which may be repeat sightings of the same bird on consecutive days], all at Galaringi Reserve, Carlingford [10] and Sydney Olympic Park [9]. I have also seen many more reports on Birdline than I recall from other years. Is Sydney seeing an unexpected influx of Spangled Drongo this year? If so are there more about this year or is somewhere else missing their usual Spangled Drongos? From Jenny Stiles _______________________________________________ Birding-Aus mailing list Birding-Aus@birding-aus.org To change settings or unsubscribe visit: http://birding-aus.org/mailman/listinfo/birding-aus_birding-aus.org