To simulate a seabird mortality incident, marked floats (total 375) were dropped in batches of five at 9 km, 35-45 km and 50-90 km east of Wollongong, New South Wales during each of 25 cruises from June 1985 to October 1987. Overall, 85 (22.7%) were recovered between Budgewoi (110 km N) and Bermagui (198 km […]
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Literature Review: Volume 20 – Issue 1
Posted: 05/08/2021Seabird Islands: No. 229 – Three Isles, Great Barrier Reef, Queensland
Posted: 05/08/2021HELICOPTER EFFECTS UPON NESTING WHITE-BELLIED SEA-EAGLES AND UPON SMALLER BIRDS AT AN ISOLATED PROTECTED LOCATION (ESHELBY ISLAND, GREAT BARRIER REEF, AUSTRALIA)
Posted: 05/08/2021The results are reported of a three-day study of helicopter effects upon small birds and breeding White-bellied Sea-eagles on a remote, rarely-visited Queensland island. Regular close passes by the helicopter above a sea-eagle nest, compounded by the presence of people and rain, probably caused breeding failure. Habituation to such activity is most unlikely to occur […]
Read MoreA REPORT ON EIGHT YEARS OF BANDING REHABILITATED BIRDS
Posted: 05/08/2021The WA Rehabilitation Banding Group was formed to evaluate the success of returning sick, injured and orphaned birds to the wild. Over eight years 3 578 birds of 123 species were banded and during this time 132 recoveries were made. Time between release and recovery was more than three months in over 50 per cent […]
Read MoreTHE GUT PASSAGE RATE OF SILVEREYES AND ITS EFFECT ON SEED VIABILITY
Posted: 05/08/2021The gut passage rate of Silvereyes Zosterops lateralis, was measured with fruits of Coprosma quadrifida. The rate of passage of seeds was measured when fed to birds whose guts were empty and compared to the rate when fed to birds that had eaten previously. Gut passage rates ranged from six to 28 minutes but was […]
Read MoreHABITUATION TO HUMAN DISTURBANCE BY BREEDING BRIDLED TERNS Sterna anaethetus
Posted: 05/08/2021Bridled T ems Sterna anaethetus breeding on Penguin Island in south-western Australia allow much closer human approach than they do on remote Bridled Island off the Pilbara coast. This difference in behaviour is attributed to the gradual habituation of Penguin Island terns to the regular presence, and relatively predictable activity, of people at that colony. […]
Read MoreMANAGEMENT OF HUMAN VISITATION TO SEABIRD ISLANDS OF THE GREAT BARRIER REEF MARINE PARK REGION
Posted: 05/08/2021Millions of seabirds of 22 species breed on over 78 islands surrounded by the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park (GBRMP) of Australia. Although many of the islands are Queensland national parks, some are part of the GBRMP, are vacant crown land or are under a lease arrangement. The importance of the islands to the breeding […]
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