The current state of knowledge about the movements of Great, Intermediate and Little Egrets from Australian breeding colonies is reviewed using published work, data provided by the Australian Bird and Bat Banding Scheme and the records of Project Egret Watch at the Shortland Wetlands Centre. The limited data available suggest that the three egret species […]
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AN ALTERNATIVE METHOD FOR APPLYING SHEARWATER BANDS (SIZE 16 SS)
Posted: 28/07/2021ORDER OF AUSTRALIA – MR STEPHEN JAMES WILSON
Posted: 28/07/2021WEAR RATES OF ALUMINIUM AND STAINLESS STEEL LEG BANDS ON SILVER GULLS
Posted: 28/07/2021AGGRESSION AMONG HOODED ROBINS Melanodryas cucullata AND OTHER BIRDS
Posted: 28/07/2021Male Hooded Robins Melanodryas cucullata displayed more aggression towards conspecifics than did females, and may be involved in more aggression with other species. lntraspecific aggression was infrequent, with 2.5 acts per hour, probably because the species occurs at low density and most groups have few neighbours. Most interspecific aggression was directed at ecologically similar ground […]
Read MoreWATERBIRDS ON A SMALL ESTUARINE WETLAND – A SIX YEAR STUDY
Posted: 28/07/2021Bird species and numbers on a small estuarine wetland in south-western Victoria were recorded for six years from 1990 to 1995 inclusive. Observations were made by telescope at least once daily and the maximum number of birds was recorded each half-month. Note was taken of the water level. Some seasonality and a preference for low […]
Read MoreDISTRIBUTION AND ABUNDANCE OF LANDBIRDS IN THE COUNTY OF CAMDEN, NEW SOUTH WALES
Posted: 28/07/2021From 1988 to 1991, 15 to 37 teams of observers performed bi-annual, timed counts in 22 sub-areas of the County of Camden. Cumulatively, 92 observers counted 254 886 birds of 243 species. Data from these counts were combined with data from similar counts in seven other sub-areas of the County of Camden from 1982 to […]
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