Please see below. Sent from my iPad Begin forwarded message: From: David James <burunglaut07@yahoo.comburunglaut07@yahoo.com>> Date: 5 June 2014 5:53:23 pm AEST To: Birding_Aus <birding-aus@birding-aus.orgbirding-aus@birding-aus.org>>, jenny spry <malurus.jenny@gmail.commalurus.jenny@gmail.com>> Subject: Magpie Geese in Victoria query Reply-To: David James <burunglaut07@yahoo.comburunglaut07@yahoo.com>> Magpie Geese certainly fly around at night, and they honk loudly as they go, making them quite conspicuous. However, I’ve only heard this in North Qld where they are common all year round. I imagine they do likewise in the Top End. I haven’t heard them migrating over the desert, for instance. Their status in central NSW is clouded by introductions at Shortland Wetlands (Newcastle) in the 1980s, just as they started recolonising northern NSW by themselves (eg. Grafton records c 1981). The introductions at Serindip presumably also cloud the natural status and recolonisation of the species in Victoria. Cheers, David James Sydney ============================== _______________________________________________ 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