Estimated numbers of breeding pairs of the Lesser Noddy (Houtman Abrolhos) Anous tenuirostris melanops are reported from 14 surveys made between 1986 and 2014. Numbers on the three breeding islands, Pelsaert, Wooded and Morley, have fluctuated between years and within colonies. Total estimated numbers of breeding pairs for the Houtman Abrolhos population have varied from […]
Read MoreThe Square-tailed Kite Lophoictinia isura is an uncommon Australian endemic raptor that has been infrequently recorded breeding in Victoria. We review the historic record of the species for the Bendigo area of north-central Victoria and show that it has increased markedly since about 2000. A survey for nests in remnant box-ironbark forest during the 2014–15 […]
Read MoreA locally-based monitoring survey of the Rufous Scrub-bird Atrichornis rufescens in the New England region was undertaken during three breeding seasons from 2010 to 2013 to establish baseline numbers of territories. Twelve kilometres of transects were established in the Horseshoe Road area in known Scrub-bird habitat and surveyed 10 times. Twelve ‘territories’ were identified based […]
Read MoreAbstracts, ABSA Conference, Yarramundi Conference Centre, 23 January 2016 Birds of the Cumberland Plain –What was there? What have we lost? Tony Saunders Is woodland reconstruction bringing back the birds? K.Wilkins, D. Keith and M. Maron Factors influencing bird species diversity in Blacktown’s bushland reserves. Peter Smith and Judy Smith Results, vegetation trends and outside influences on […]
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