Hi Folks Those planning some time on the South Coast might like to know that there is a fair amount of flowering in the spotted gum forests in the Tilba area, on the slopes of Mt Gulaga. I was there last weekend and (despite being burdened with a nasty cold) noticed a lot of honeyeater activity in the day (and lots of Little Red flying foxes at night). I saw more numbers than variety: lots of red wattlebirds; Lewins and yellow-faced, white naped honeyeaters and eastern spinebilsl; and small flocks of rainbow lorakeets. But there were a lot of small birds high in the trees that I never saw well enough to identify, so could well have been much more there. Fun just to see birds in such numbers, and so noisy Kim Kim Sterelny Philosophy Program RSSS, ANU e-mail Kim.Sterelny@anu.edu.auKim.Sterelny@anu.edu.au>, Kim.Sterelny@vuw.ac.nzKim.Sterelny@vuw.ac.nz> ANU Contact Information Philosophy Program Research School of the Social Sciences Australian National University 0200 Canberra, ACT, Australia phone 61- (0)2 6125-2886; messages: Philosophy Program 61-(0)2 -6125 2341, fax 61-(0)2 – 6125 3294 On 10/06/2015, at 1:10 PM, Greg and Val Clancy wrote: Hi Graeme, While not wanting to rule out your suggestion that the Pink Robin may have originated fairly close to Wianamatta, as it may well have, I would think that it would be more likely a latitudinal migrant as we are just learning now how extensive the northern movement of birds from southern latitudes in winter really is. We have known for many decades about the Tasmanian and Victorian Silvereyes moving into New South Wales and Southern Queensland but it is now known that Tasmanian Grey Fantails and Tasmanian and Victorian Golden Whistlers move north. The Tasmanian Boobook is thought to move to the mainland as well but this has been recently challenged. I wouldn’t be at all surprised if the presumed altitudinal migrants such as the Rose Robin and Pied Currawong, are in fact latitudinal migrants. The abundance of Willie Wagtails on the NSW north coast during the winter is also highly suggestive of an influx of migrants (from southern latitudes?). Other species known to migrate north in autumn-winter include the Yellow-faced and White-naped Honeyeaters. Red Wattlebirds move to the north coast in the autumn-winter but again it is not known whether they are altitudinal or latitudinal migrants. It is clear that there is much to learn about the migration of Australian birds, particularly during the autumn-winter months. Regards Greg Dr Greg. P. Clancy Ecologist and Birding-wildlife Guide | PO Box 63 Coutts Crossing NSW 2460 | 02 6649 315302 6649 3153 | 0429 601 9600429 601 960 http://www.gregclancyecologistguide.com http://gregswildliferamblings.blogspot.com.au/ —–Original Message—– From: Graeme Chapman Sent: Wednesday, June 10, 2015 10:46 AM To: Birding-aus@birding-aus.org Subject: [Birding-Aus] Pink Robins in NSW The recent banding record of a female Pink Robin at Wianamatta Reserve near Penrith, same bird for second year in a row, started me thinking. The nearest breeding location that I know of is at Mt Ginini west of Canberra, just below the tree line at about 1600 M above sea level. When this area is deep in snow, (which it would be at present ) these birds would presumably move. Years ago, Steve Wilson and his team operated a banding station lower down in the Brindabellas and they used to catch Pink Robins, in winter if I remember correctly. It seems unlikely to me that the female near Penrith has come from the A.C.T. – more likely it has come from somewhere not so far away. There are areas above 1300 M just straight up the valley from Penrith that might bear investigation if suitable habitat occurs. At Thredbo, where they are known to breed, the suitable habitat is creekline, lined with tree ferns. At Mt Ginini, the habitat is less distinctive, a fairly light scrub about 6m M high which is fairly open underneath, lots of mosses etc. Cheers Graeme Chapman
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