Day: June 27, 2010

Dear Friends,

A question particularly for our NZ colleagues. Can anyone give me an email address or contact address, or even tell me where he is working now, for Alan Wiltshire, who at least used to work for New Zealand’s Conservation Department.

Many thanks,

Dr John Penhallurick

86 Bingley Cres

Fraser A.C.T. 2615

Australia

email:jpenhall@bigpond.net.au

Phone: Home (612) 62585428

Mobile:0408585426

Please visit my website: http://www.worldbirdinfo.net http://www.worldbirdinfo.net/

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Dear all,

My take on the recent discussion about what to do with a dead bird is here: http://blogs.crikey.com.au/northern/2010/06/27/roadkill-of-the-week-what-can-you-do-with-a-dead-bird/

I’ve also looked at the law in the NT on the taking and possession of roadkill birds – an the huge fines you can get caught with…

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Dear Moderator, I wonder if you could please put me on the list for birding aus please. best wishes, Ann Lindsey ============================== To unsubscribe from this mailing list, send the message: unsubscribe (in the body of the message, with no Subject line) to: birding-aus-request@vicnet.net.au

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Paul Dodd asked for clarification of records of fruit doves in Victoria, referring in particular to statements in 2 field guides including Pizzey & Knight 7th ed.

Most of his questions are briefly answered in Emison et al. 1987 The Atlas of Victorian Birds published jointly by the Dept of Conservation Forests and Lands and RAOU. This is an indispensible reference for Victorian birders but is long out of print – search for it in 2nd hand bookshops.

Fruit-doves have a habit of dispersing widely and can turn up unexpectedly and far from their usual range. They have colonised almost all of the pacific Islands via a capacity for long distance dispersal and were classified as ‘super tramps’ by Jared Diamond in his classic work on the biogeography of the Melanesian islands. Hence, one should not be surprised by records of fruit-doves in odd places.

Victorian records Superb Fruit-Dove – one bird near Raglan 4 May 1930 (Emu 30:130), another at Hawthorn on 6 Sept 1984 (Bird Observer 635: 125). These two records are the basis for the P&K statement of ‘casual to c. and w. Vic., which I stand by.

Rose-crowned Fruit-Dove – 2 museum specimens from Victoria, from Mallacoota in Aug 1917 (Emu 17: 107) and Seaspray in June 1978. Plus at least 2 previous sight records – at Stuart Mill in 1930 (Emu 30: 130) and one at Hattah-Kulkyne NP in 1966 (Bird Observer 524: 50). Remarkably, the only records of the Bar-shouldered Dove in Victoria (I think) also come from Hattah-Kulkyne NP! This species would be my tip for the next pigeon to be added to the north-east Victorian or Mallacoota area lists.

there are no records of Wompoo Fruit-Dove from Victoria.

Brown Cuckoo-Dove has been recorded several times in the Mallacoota area, including in August 1976 (Aust Bird Watcher 7: 24).

Emerald Dove – several records, most from east of Melbourne, e.g. Lakes Entrance in March 1983 (Bird Observer 643: 75-76).

cheers

Peter Menkhorst

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Hi All

I will be going to WA in December and I am keen to look for Western Ground Parrot.

Could anyone give me good sites and directions for this species?

Please reply off-line.

Thanks very much

Phil.

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Hi birders,

I note with interest the report on Birdline of a Rose-crowned Fruit-dove reported from Lake Tyers in the east of Victoria this week. Unfortunately the bird was dead, but presumably had been alive at some stage prior to it being found! This report led me to think about what other reports of fruit-doves and similar species there may be from Victoria – but after doing a bit of research I must admit that I am unsure of which species have actually been reported in Victoria.

I have listed the research that I have done below, but am interested in any recent records of these species in Victoria.

Suburb Fruit-dove

Pizzey & Knight (7th edition) says “casual … c. and w. Vic” – I can only imagine that this is an error, and should read something like “casual e. Vic”.

Morecome (2nd edition) suggests eastern and southern coastal Victoria, which I can only imagine is quite optimistic.

The only record I can find in the new Atlas (using Birdata) is from Bairnsdale. The old Atlas suggests eastern Victoria.

Rose-crowned Fruit-dove

P&K7 says “casual… s. Vic and Tas”

Morecome2 suggests coastal south-eastern Victoria.

The Atlas, both old and new from Birdata, has no records for Victoria.

Wompoo Fruit-dove

P&K7 does not mention Victoria. Morecome2 does not suggest Victoria. The atlas has no records for Victoria.

Emerald Dove

P&K7 says “casual… s. Vic and sw. WA”

Morecome2 suggests coastal south-eastern Victoria.

The new atlas has no records. The old atlas indicates a sighting in the Lakes Entrance area – I am not sure when, though.

Brown Cuckoo-dove

P&K7 says “Casual e. Vic. (Mallacoota Inlet, Bairnsdale)”

Morecome2 indicates scarce in the SE part of its range which includes far eastern Victoria.

The atlas, old and new, has records from eastern Victoria.

I also note that there is a Birdline record of this species from 2007.

Thanks in advance!

Paul Dodd

Docklands, Victoria

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