Re-sent on behalf of Sandra Gallienne as her new Gmail account appears to be rejected by birding-aus. Regards, Judy —–Original Message—– From: Sandra Gallienne [mailto:sandraga1630@gmail.com] Sent: Sunday, 8 June 2014 10:56 PM To: ‘Thomas Wilson’ Subject: RE: [Birding-Aus] Yellow-faced Honeyeaters in Sydney Hi Tom, In SEQ this year the numbers of Yellow-faced Honeyeaters increased dramatically from mid-late April and into May so, no, we’re definitely not missing the usual influx. I don’t know about areas further north however. YFHE are usually around in good numbers in SEQ from mid-autumn to late winter as they like the flowering Eucalyptus tereticornis. Interesting that you still have so many in the Sydney area too. I keep a property list and in 2011 we had a very wet year and the Eucalyptus tereticornis failed to flower – that year I only recorded 1 or 2 of these birds around for the whole autumn/winter season but when I visited the Milmerran Region (west of the Great Divide and about 300km from Brisbane) there were huge numbers out there in the flowering eucalypts (not sure of the species, sorry). Maybe they follow the flowering trees more than a regular route? Regards, Sandra Gallienne —–Original Message—– From: Birding-Aus [mailto:birding-aus-bounces@birding-aus.org] On Behalf Of Thomas Wilson Sent: Sunday, 8 June 2014 9:23 PM To: birding-aus@birding-aus.org Subject: [Birding-Aus] Yellow-faced Honeyeaters in Sydney Hi all a question for Sydney birders (and others). Having spent some time this morning at Warriewood Wetland and also periods in recent weekends at Ku-ring-gai Wildflower Garden and on the Chiltern Track in Ku-ring-gai NP (all in the north of Sydney) and seeing hordes of Yellow-faced Honeyeaters at all 3 sites, my impression is that there are lots more Yellow-faced Honeyeaters than normal for winter in this area. Do others have a similar observation or view? If so, what’s causing it – dry conditions inland? Good breeding down south last summer and thus more birds to go round? Me just being more observant than normal? Are other areas missing their normal winter visitors? Cheers Tom Wilson _______________________________________________ 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 _______________________________________________ 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