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The Declining Status of the Little Tern in New South Wales
Posted: 27/10/2021Results from a survey of the breeding status of Little Tern Sterna albifrons in New South Wales between 1976 and 1978 are summarised as are details of Historical data and Conservation measures. The approximate average breeding population of Little Terns has declined from 340 pairs per season in the mid-1950’s to 49 pairs in 1976-77, […]
Read MoreGrowth in the Population of the Silver Gull on the Five Islands Group, New South Wales
Posted: 27/10/2021One of the most spectacular population increases of an Australian seabird has been that of the Silver Gull Larus novaehollandiae breeding on the Five Islands off Port Kembla, N.S.W. From a small and presumably stable breeding population of about 1 000 pairs prior to 1940, it has expanded to over 50 000 breeding pairs in […]
Read MoreThe Distribution and Abundance of Seabirds at Sea and on Islands near the Mid- and North-Western Coasts of Australia
Posted: 27/10/2021During a 47-day voyage along the mid- and north-western coasts of Australia I landed on five mainland sites and 22 islands, and spent 55 hours counting seabirds at sea. An annotated list of the 24 species of seabirds seen is provided. Previously unrecorded nesting sites of the Wedge-tailed Shearwater and Caspian, Bridled and Crested Terns […]
Read MoreBook Review: Birds of Prey – their Biology and Ecology
Posted: 27/10/2021Book Review: Birds of Paradise and Bower Birds
Posted: 27/10/2021Recent Literature: Volume 3 – Issue 4
Posted: 27/10/2021Colour Banding of Eastern Reef Egret
Posted: 27/10/2021Recovery Round-up: Volume 3 – Issue 4
Posted: 27/10/2021The Juvenile Plumage of the Shining Flycatcher
Posted: 27/10/2021Diet Differences in Adult and Nestling Australian Magpie
Posted: 27/10/2021Food Robbing of Bar-tailed Godwits by Silver Gulls in Westernport Bay, Victoria
Posted: 27/10/2021Food robbing by Silver Gulls on feeding Bar-tailed Godwits was studied in Westernport Bay, Victoria. The foraging success of the godwits was reduced by 36% when gulls were attempting to steal their prey. This reduction in foraging efficiency of the godwits appears to affect their feeding dispersion.
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