Flock Bronzewing

A few records to the growing list of recent Flock Bronzewing sightings:- 18/08/13 45km North of Marree on Birdsville Track – 6x drinking at the bore at 8.30 am (towards the south and west of the range indicated in most Aus Fieldguides and HANZAB) 19/08/13 20km North of Mungerannie on Birdsville Track – 2x flushed from side of road at 10.00 am 21/08/13 8km East of Moomba on Strzelecki Track – 13 x flyover at 8.30 am Perhaps an interesting study project for a University student or other interested person would be “The fall and (apparent) rise of Flock Bronzewing in Australia” . Their fall, including their eruptive and dispersive nature, is partly covered in HANZAB which indicates:- . millions at Bedourie in 1924 . 50,000 SE of Bedourie in 1972 . secure in 1972 but previously thought close to extinction Bob Sothman & Roly Lloyd Adelaide =============================== 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 http://birding-aus.org ===============================