10,000 Birds

JULY 20, 2014

In Australia we definitely have our fair share of invasive species and the main problem is that we are such a huge land mass with such a small population. The population of Australia is concentrated mainly around the city areas along the coast and many invasive species have been able to spread with ease.

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Australia Species Feral Cats Feral 157

10,000 Birds

APRIL 17, 2011

They had to close their Poo Ponds to tourists/birders recently due to a feral dog problem, but this has been addressed and access is now possible. With all the rain we have had the birds are spread across the whole continent and Alice Springs has had some amazing records recently. Of course there are always warnings!

Feral 150

Feral Ducks Dogs Groups 150

10,000 Birds

JULY 15, 2018

The other pair of Pied Oystercatchers also had their eggs hatch this week and they are in an area with no vehicular traffic, but there are dogs on that section of beach and it is a popular area for walking and more recently fat bike riding through the dunes. Pied Oystercatcher feeding a day old chick.

2018 100

2018 Eggs Feral Cats Camels 100

10,000 Birds

OCTOBER 2, 2011

Sadly a lot of eggs are lost to feral cats and chicks are sometimes taken by birds of prey. They will move away from the chicks to distract the predator and I have seen it work very well with dogs! We had one pair attempt 5 times in 2009, so they don’t give up easily!

2002 166

2002 Feral Cats Eggs 2007 166

10,000 Birds

MARCH 26, 2014

The elimination of vultures had its own knock on effects, such as the increase in feral dogs (now that there was more meat available for them) and corresponding increase in rabies. This story didn’t break today, by the way. The story I linked to is dated to three weeks ago.

Lions 150

Lions Giraffes Zoos Killing 150

10,000 Birds

JUNE 26, 2011

We keep our observations to a minimum to avoid disturbance and usually only visit the nest site once to get GPS coordinates to report to Birds Australia’s Nest record Scheme. With the data we have collected over the years we are hoping to address the predation of eggs by feral cats in the Broome area.

Breeding 169

Breeding Feral Cats Eggs Feral 169