Hi birders,
A belated post, but I’ve been away on trips and just remembered this might be of interest. On 12th February I was in the Kanimbla Valley, which is on the western side of the Blue Mountains, accessed via the Coxs River Road at Hartley (~100 kms west of Sydney). I was surprised to find Pied Butcherbirds at 3 separate locations, including a pair at one site. I have visited this area many times over the years, but especially during the 1980s and 90s, and never before found Pieds there. The Grey is the common butcherbird in the area, with very few (i.e. just 1 or 2 as far as I know) records of the Pied anywhere in the Blue Mountains. Not sure why the influx now, perhaps dispersal after a good year further west or north.
For those who know the area, I saw them at Tinkers Hill, Walkers Gully and Sandy Hook.
They are of course common in the Capertee Valley, which is about 65 km north of the Kanimbla Valley as the butcherbird flies.
Cheers,
Carol
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Hi birders
The Pied Butcherbirds were seen yesterday at Narrabeen NSW. There was a juvenile with the parents, so one has to ask, where do the juveniles go to when fully fledged and independent.
Carol Abbott
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Hi Carol, Pied Butcherbirds over the past 15years appear to be moving further south as they are now at Wisemans Ferry and Laughtondale Gully a pair bred for a number of years on River Road about 10km south of Wisemans and Im told there are a pair in the Narrabeen area. I have recorded single birds in Wilberforce a couple of times in the spring and I recorded one at Nth Sackville in spring.The nearest location to Sydney that I knew of was prior to these records was from the Upper McDonald area where there were breeding pairs.