10,000 Birds
FEBRUARY 9, 2023
The 1st edition from 1999 was a complete revolution in just about everything, but predominantly the quality and realism of illustrations, showing what a field guide could be and seriously raising the threshold for other publishers. Another development could be a compact edition, like that new guide for Australia?
10,000 Birds
JUNE 16, 2018
In Australia where the endemic prey population has evolved without cats, the problem has reached the stage where drastic measures have been imposed. There is a cat curfew for domestic animals in some states and a cull has been instigated to try to reduce the number of feral felines, currently estimated at 2 million.
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10,000 Birds
AUGUST 1, 2021
We have to understand, though, that this was a natural predator and not one of our introduced feral cats or foxes. Last year they were successful at raising one chick, so we just have to hope they are this year too. The moist Pied Oystercatcher nest site after the thieving.
10,000 Birds
AUGUST 23, 2015
There are sixteen pairs of Pied Oystercatchers and they have varying success at raising young birds. The main problem appears to be feral cats, but there is also predation from birds of prey and the parent Pied Oystercatchers do their utmost to protect their young. The last time they successfully raised a chick was in 2012.
10,000 Birds
JULY 3, 2016
I say “luck” because there is a problem with predation by feral cats and it really is beyond their control as it were. Sadly we don’t expect them to successfully raise chicks this early in the season, but you never know! The first clutch of eggs were first observed on June 11th and were predated a few days later.
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. She successfully raised a chick in 2007, which has been living in a large flock to the south of Broome. We had one pair attempt 5 times in 2009, so they don’t give up easily!
10,000 Birds
FEBRUARY 17, 2019
As keen birdwatchers, who just happened to have found the Night Parrots in Western Australia, they were keen to look for the Fairy Pitta at first light the next day. This was only to be the second record for Australia. All indications are that it was a feral or domestic cat that had caused its demise. They were also devastated.
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