One bird was caught by a cat and collected by WIRES sometime around 2008. I believe a number of birders subsequently searched the headland, and remote listening surveys were carried out multiple times. One “possible” bird was heard on one occasion, and I assume this is the second bird Kai mentioned. Apart from that, Ground Parrots have not been in Sydney for decades. Populations are thought to still persist to the south in very low numbers, specifically in the heath north of Bulli Tops, and maybe higher areas around Lake Cataract, where one or two surveys have turned up the species in recent years (2011 I think?). Records on the coast in Sydney at Malabar, and another record from 2 years ago on the Central Coast, likely represent young birds dispersing, or more sightings would have been reported in recent years. Lewin’s Rail on the other hand are everywhere at Malabar, which I have seen on multiple visits early in the morning or late afternoon while walking (I always specifically listen and whistle for Ground Parrots when in the area). Orange-bellied Parrot is a big hole on my Sydney list too 😉 Cheers, Joshua Bergmark On Monday, 26 October 2015, Chris Lloyd < pezoporus@bigpond.com> wrote: 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
One bird was caught by a cat and collected by WIRES sometime around 2008. I believe a number of birders subsequently searched the headland, and remote listening surveys were carried out multiple times. One “possible” bird was heard on one occasion, and I assume this is the second bird Kai mentioned. Apart from that, Ground Parrots have not been in Sydney for decades. Populations are thought to still persist to the south in very low numbers, specifically in the heath north of Bulli Tops, and maybe higher areas around Lake Cataract, where one or two surveys have turned up the species in recent years (2011 I think?). Records on the coast in Sydney at Malabar, and another record from 2 years ago on the Central Coast, likely represent young birds dispersing, or more sightings would have been reported in recent years. Lewin’s Rail on the other hand are everywhere at Malabar, which I have seen on multiple visits early in the morning or late afternoon while walking (I always specifically listen and whistle for Ground Parrots when in the area). Orange-bellied Parrot is a big hole on my Sydney list too 😉 Cheers, Joshua Bergmark On Monday, 26 October 2015, Chris Lloyd < pezoporus@bigpond.com> wrote:
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