Status of Paradise Shelduck
By Birding-Aus, on January 3rd, 2016
It appears that the Lake Wollumboola bird is the first to be recorded outside New Zealand by that facility. However the species is on a Birds Australia checklist of Australian birds, implying records this side of the ditch sometime. However when I check with Birdata the cupboard appears to be bare. Presumably the inclusion on the BA list refers to the 5 birds on Lord Howe Island (LHI) for a few days in 1950, as reported in HANZAB. If all of that is correct this would seem to be the first time the species has made it to the mainland. Have I interpreted the situation correctly? If so its a pity the Birdata map doesn’t show the LHI record. Martin Butterfield http://franmart.blogspot.com.au/
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Hi Martin et al, I believe inclusion on the birddata atlas relies upon an atlasser being there at the right time to record a species’s presence. I’m aware of a number if species that occur in various locations, but don’t show up on the atlas at that location because no atlasser has ever recorded them there. Rpesumably, no atlasser was recording on Lord Howe Island when the Shelducks were there. Cheers, John Tongue Devonport, Tas. On 03/01/2016, at 10:08 AM, Martin Butterfield < martinflab@gmail.com> wrote:
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Many years back (1960s-1970s) there was a pair of Paradise Shelducks on a pond in an inner Sydney park – I think the Royal Botanical Gardens. I don’t know if they were captive birds but were not in an enclosure. I couldn’t tell whether they had been pinioned. 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, January 3, 2016 10:08 AM It appears that the Lake Wollumboola bird is the first to be recorded outside New Zealand by that facility. However the species is on a Birds Australia checklist of Australian birds, implying records this side of the ditch sometime. However when I check with Birdata the cupboard appears to be bare. Presumably the inclusion on the BA list refers to the 5 birds on Lord Howe Island (LHI) for a few days in 1950, as reported in HANZAB. If all of that is correct this would seem to be the first time the species has made it to the mainland. Have I interpreted the situation correctly? If so its a pity the Birdata map doesn’t show the LHI record. Martin Butterfield http://franmart.blogspot.com.au/
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