FW: Status of Paradise Shelduck

By Birding-Aus, on January 10th, 2016

—–Original Message—– From: Richard Johnstone [mailto:rjohnsto@tpg.com.au] Sent: Monday, 4 January 2016 9:26 AM To: ‘Birding-Aus’; gclancy@tpg.com.au Subject: FW: [Birding-Aus] Status of Paradise Shelduck In the mid 1990s there was a pair of free flying Paradise Shelduck (don’t have the exact year with me) at Mt Annan Botanic Garden (near Sydney). They were there for about 3 or 4 months and were quite mobile, moving from lake to lake, and flying away for a few days and then returning. I don’t think it was ever definitely established whether they were wild birds or escapees from a collection. They are on the bird list for the garden though. Regards, Richard Johnstone —–Original Message—– From: Birding-Aus [mailto:birding-aus-bounces@birding-aus.org] On Behalf Of Greg and Val Clancy Sent: Sunday, 3 January 2016 12:50 PM To: Martin Butterfield; birding-aus NEW Subject: Re: [Birding-Aus] Status of Paradise Shelduck Many years back (1960s-1970s) there was a pair of Paradise Shelducks on a pond in an inner Sydney park – I think the Royal Botanical Gardens. I don’t know if they were captive birds but were not in an enclosure. I couldn’t tell whether they had been pinioned. 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—– From: Martin Butterfield Sent: Sunday, January 3, 2016 10:08 AM To: birding-aus NEW Subject: [Birding-Aus] Status of Paradise Shelduck It appears that the Lake Wollumboola bird is the first to be recorded outside New Zealand by that facility. However the species is on a Birds Australia checklist of Australian birds, implying records this side of the ditch sometime. However when I check with Birdata the cupboard appears to be bare. Presumably the inclusion on the BA list refers to the 5 birds on Lord Howe Island (LHI) for a few days in 1950, as reported in HANZAB. If all of that is correct this would seem to be the first time the species has made it to the mainland. Have I interpreted the situation correctly? If so its a pity the Birdata map doesn’t show the LHI record. Martin Butterfield http://franmart.blogspot.com.au/

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