G’day
Two days ago two White-throated Needletails were reported from Timor Leste so this bird now listed as Vulnerable in Australia is heading back our way. If you want to help with the documentaion of its decline please count or estimate the size of any flocks you see. Send them directly to me, or to Birdata, or eBird. Sightings without counts can be useful also (though not as useful) for determining the whereabouts of this wandering bird, in regards to conservation issues, so even if you do not get a count still report them please.
If you are near wind farms look for dead birds. They fly at night and do not see the spinning blades and like Short-tailed Shearwaters are killed by the type of turbine used in Aus. There are turbines that do not kill any birds and they would be a great solution to this dilemma, if used in Aus.
Last year the first sightings in Australia were in August, so its time to look up into the sky more often and make sure its WTNT that you are reporting.
Many thanks for helping monitor this declining species.
Have a great Birding Spring.
Mike
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