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15 Australian Birds (Episode 6)

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” Funny how the difficulty of breeding a species can be illustrated in simple monetary terms. But that may have helped me to see them – the species is quite nomadic and settles wherever there is rain. Ok, back to the (presumably non-sacred, certainly non-mummified) Australian species. In a paper published in 1938 (!),

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A new bower in Cygnet Park-Broome

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Well, now it has really fallen apart and they have abandoned it. Cygnet Park continues to be a good location for observing Olive-backed Orioles and many other bird species. The items gathered vary depending on the location and some Great Bowerbirds appear to be better at stealing than others! The bower in the post 2 years ago.

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The Cattle Egret Expansion

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Other species have certainly expanded their ranges, but never in such a rapid and global scale. For reasons that are not quite clear, this species underwent a massive range expansion. In the east, this species can be found along the east coast of Africa, the Nile Valley,and into parts of the middle east and India and southeast Asia.

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Birding Chongming Island in summer

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I do not get too many comments on my blog posts, but it seems that whenever I write about jacanas – whether in Africa, Australia, or Asia – there is an unusually high number of reactions (well, maybe one or two rather than the usual zero) from female readers. This is ok as birds do not have teeth anyway).

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Common Sandpiper on Cable Beach

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Common Sandpipers are not as common as other shorebird species in Broome, as there are only approximately 3000 in the whole of Australia. The cable was abandoned in 1914. This Common Sandpiper appears in late September or early October each year and seems to favour this patch of rocks. Go check it out!

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Reddell Beach shorebirds

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This past week has seen thousands of shorebirds roosting on Reddell Beach having abandoned Simpson’s Beach near the port now our winds are starting to change as the season changes. There was a mutiny aboard the brigantine “Ethel” and several crew members were massacred as well as Captain Reddell.

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Further flooding across Roebuck Plains

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It appeared that many of the birds that we had seen on earlier visits this year had abandoned the area due to the huge expanse of water. Glossy Ibis were by far the dominant species and we observed hundreds of them in flight as we crossed Roebuck Plains. It really can be too wet for ducks! Young Giant Frogs.

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