Hi All, In 2007, I recorded a pair of song thrush under a large banyan tree, near the roadway in front of the Milky Way Apartments, where we were staying. This was my only sighting of song thrush ion the island. We returned for another stay on Lord Howe last week, this time at Leanda Lei, some distance away. After 3 days, I had not seen a song thrush, so decided to try the old spot near Milky Way. Within 30 seconds a song thrush emerged almost at my feet. So, if you are birding Lord Howe and stuck for song thrush, then try the banyan in front of Milky Way Apartments. It was very windy throughout our stay, and all boat trips were cancelled – including most within the lagoon. No trips to Balls Pyramid and no Round the Island cruises. Carl Weber
On my last trip to LHI a few years ago I saw a Song Thrush at the airport just after we arrived (we had to wait about half an hour while part of the group got transferred to accommodation) and no others. This was my third trip to the island, and they definitely appear to be less common and/or more secretive than on previous trips. Wish the same could be said for Blackbirds! Cheers, Peter
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Hi All, In September 2007, we found a pair of song thrush among some banyans in what is the car park area for Milky Way Apartments, at the very north end of the settlement. They were secretive, but easy to get close to once seen. We returned to Lord Howe in December 2013, and again found a single song thrush at exactly the same location. We saw no others on either holiday. Hope this helps anyone who is going in future. Carl Weber —–Original Message—– Sent: Thursday, 22 October 2015 10:55 PM Hi Jenny, Thanks for your Lord Howe Island report, very interesting. We went March 2014 and have a trip diary which can be found at http://tropicaltails.blogspot.com.au We also found Song Thrush difficult, in fact we could not find one! Only one of our group saw one once over the week we were their. Keith and Lindsay Fisher Julatten QLD 4871 — This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus
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