Hi all, For anyone currently in the far south coast area of NSW, a single Noisy Pitta has been photographed by Christopher Hemmingsen at Bermagui. See http://www.eremaea.com/BirdlineRecentSightings.aspx?Birdline=6. If you want to look for the bird, there’s a boardwalk at end of Wallaga St, Wallaga Lake. Walk to end of boardwalk and then past a little hut. Here you’ll come to shaded bush area along path. This is where the bird was seen. (Interested to hear about any follow ups.) As far as I can tell, this easily represents Australia’s most southerly record for Noisy Pitta. Perhaps another sign of changing times along Australia’s south-east coast. A winter – rather than summer – record also seems unusual. Cheers, Tim Dolby This email, including any attachment, is intended solely for the use of the intended recipient. It is confidential and may contain personal information or be subject to legal professional privilege. If you are not the intended recipient any use, disclosure, reproduction or storage of it is unauthorised. If you have received this email in error, please advise the sender via return email and delete it from your system immediately. Victoria University does not warrant that this email is free from viruses or defects and accepts no liability for any damage caused by such viruses or defects. _______________________________________________ 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
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Yes, perhaps you’re right Greg and Graeme, winter does seem the most likely time to see them. Although, you’d think that if they did migrate to lower altitudes to avoid the winter cold etc, they wouldn’t then head so far south that it’s actually colder than their original high altitude home! Silly birds! 🙂 As you say Graeme, where they’ve come from is interesting. Also, in my original report, I mentioned that there was one bird. Apparently there may be as many as four birds! Although this needs confirmation, with two birds most likely. Cheers, Tim ________________________________________ Sent: Sunday, July 13, 2014 8:23 PM Greg, Tim and all, Seems to be the same in Sydney. The Pitta (or Pittas) that visit the Warriewood Wetlands / Irrawong Reserve in Sydney NSW are certainly winter visitors – and we can be sure of that as the site is visited and surveyed regularly in all seasons. As to where they come from? Now that would be interesting. Regards Graeme Stevens This email, including any attachment, is intended solely for the use of the intended recipient. It is confidential and may contain personal information or be subject to legal professional privilege. If you are not the intended recipient any use, disclosure, reproduction or storage of it is unauthorised. If you have received this email in error, please advise the sender via return email and delete it from your system immediately. Victoria University does not warrant that this email is free from viruses or defects and accepts no liability for any damage caused by such viruses or defects. _______________________________________________ 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
Greg, Tim and all, Seems to be the same in Sydney. The Pitta (or Pittas) that visit the Warriewood Wetlands / Irrawong Reserve in Sydney NSW are certainly winter visitors – and we can be sure of that as the site is visited and surveyed regularly in all seasons. As to where they come from? Now that would be interesting. Regards Graeme Stevens _______________________________________________ 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
Hi Tim, I wondered why you were surprised that the record was a winter record. Noisy Pittas tend to move into lowland rainforest and scrub on the NSW north coast during the winter, being absent from these areas during the summer. It is thought that they simply move down from the mountains but it is probably more complex than that. I would have thought that winter time would be when stragglers were likely to occur in unusual places. Were earlier southern records in the summer? A great record anyway so good on Christopher. I am sure that I have walked that boardwalk some years back. Regards Greg Dr Greg. P. Clancy Ecologist and Birding-wildlife Guide | PO Box 63 Coutts Crossing NSW 2460 | 02 6649 3153 | 0429 601 960 http://www.gregclancyecologistguide.com http://gregswildliferamblings.blogspot.com.au/ —–Original Message—– Sent: Sunday, July 13, 2014 5:32 PM Hi all, For anyone currently in the far south coast area of NSW, a single Noisy Pitta has been photographed by Christopher Hemmingsen at Bermagui. See http://www.eremaea.com/BirdlineRecentSightings.aspx?Birdline=6. If you want to look for the bird, there’s a boardwalk at end of Wallaga St, Wallaga Lake. Walk to end of boardwalk and then past a little hut. Here you’ll come to shaded bush area along path. This is where the bird was seen. (Interested to hear about any follow ups.) As far as I can tell, this easily represents Australia’s most southerly record for Noisy Pitta. Perhaps another sign of changing times along Australia’s south-east coast. A winter – rather than summer – record also seems unusual. Cheers, Tim Dolby _______________________________________________ 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