Hi All,
I have spent the last couple of nights assisting with research on microbats in mangroves around Brisbane, and have been surprised to come across several Australian Owlet-Nightjars.
HANZAB states that Australian Owlet-Nightjars are ‘rarely in mangroves’, but I have found three different birds now using mangroves, with two of them being deep inside, at least 200m from the nearest other woodland. This might not be evidence that the birds are residing solely in mangroves or even using them regularly, but they appear to be using them for foraging occasionally at least. There certainly isn’t a lack of insects, and with the abundance of hollows in the old growth sections of mangroves I don’t think it would be surprising to find the birds residing there.
Regards and good birding!
Nick Leseberg Tropical Birding www.tropicalbirding.com
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Not an Owlet-nightjar, but yesterday in mangroves near Townsville (Bushland Beach) there was a Southern Boobook calling mid-morning, along with Shining Flycatcher, Mangrove Robin, Black Butcherbird and Mangrove Gerygone.
peter valentine
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