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The BLSH Flyer The BLSH flyer Volume 6 Number 2, May 2017 Silvereye by Erna Llenore Australasian Swamphen by Helen Erskine Contents From the President ......................................................................................... Page 2 New Members ................................................................................................ Page 3 Conservation Officer’s Report ........................................................................... Page 3 Combined Outing, 12 April, CBOC and BLSH ...................................................... Page 4 Kiama Pelagic March 2017 .......................................................................... Pages 5-6 Global Big Day ............................................................................................... Page 6 Federation Shire-Chiltern Field Trip Report, 6-10 March, 2017 ........................ Pages 7-9 BIGnet Meeting held at the Kum Ba Yah Girl Guide Camp, Mount Keira ............... Page 10 What’s happening to the Flesh-footed Shearwaters near Albany, WA ............ Pages 11-12 Image Library .............................................................................................. Page 13 The Magpie Tale ........................................................................................... Page 13 Barren Grounds and Key Biodiversity Areas ............................................... Pages 14-15 Worth Watching ........................................................................................... Page 15 Berrima River Walk Sunday April 16, 2017 ...................................................... Page 16 Invitation to the Spring Field Trip ................................................................... Page 17 Members’ Bird Art ........................................................................................ Page 18 Members’ Photography............................................................................ Pages 19-21 May 2017 From the President I t has been a rather bleak start to the year with many of our planned outings being cancelled be- cause of predicted bad weather. This is something that we have come to expect as the weather cools but it is most unusual for the warmer months in the Highlands. We will however, not be put off and activities for the next few months are already being planned. These dates will be advertised closer to the event. We hope to see many more of you taking the opportunity to join in the group outings. Your committee works hard in planning and ar- ranging the activities for the Member Nights and the volunteer Guest Speaker Evenings. Our guest speakers generally have to travel some distance to address us on their particular topic of experi- ence. Your committee feels that we have pro- moted a diverse range of topics. It is therefore very disappointing to not get a full house to sup- port these nights. I am therefore asking our members to please feel free to contact me if you feel there are any improvements that could be made to make these evenings more successful. [email protected] Later in this newsletter Simon Robinson has con- tributed a short piece on Key Biodiversity Areas. Thank you Simon. In September 2016, 11 of the world’s important conservaton organisations joined together to launch a new partnership to map, monitor and conserve areas throughout the world where Peter Madvig presenting Lindsay Smith and Janice threatened Jenkin-Smith of SOSSA (Southern Ocean Seabirds species, Study Association Inc) a gift after their presentation. plants, ani- Photo by Jennie Wiles mals and birds have been identified. These KBA’s have replaced the former IBA’s (Important Bird Areas) and are identified as places where threatened wildlife and plants have been found. Australia has over 300 of these Key Biodiversity Areas. Simon has discussed one such location in our local area. A search of the birdlife web- site birdlife.org.au will lead you to a map which contains inter- esting information regarding these important areas. http:// www.birdlife.org.au/campaigns/closer-than-you-think For those of you who still enjoy the pleasures of radio: on ABC Local network (97.3 FM or 702 AM) on a Tuesday evening around 9:30pm local presenter Chris Bath is featuring a half hour discussion ‘Bird of the Month’ featuring Australian birds. She has interviewed an interesting range of experts who all have shared their knowledge and experiences with the radio audience. Google search for Bathie’s Bird Club and you will be able to listen to previous episodes. A special welcome to all new members who have joined us since our last newsletter. It is always great to see new faces at our outings and events and I look forward to meeting you all sometime soon. May 2017 2 New Members We welcome the following people who have joined in the last 3 months. Geoffrey and Jo Dowe Geraldine and David Hunt Claudia Chambers Jenny Murray Dain Pollard Ross Meredith Ann Millard Michael Gray Conservation Officer’s Report By Simon Robinson and Col Kohlhagen Greening Australia Project Updates Col Kohlhagen attended the Wall to Wollondilly meeting and he reports - By the beginning of May, Michael Vyse, Wall to Wollondilly Project Manager, will desig- nate the location of the five sites where quarterly surveys will be undertaken by BLSH Volunteers. These sites will be mapped and entered onto the Wingecarribee Shire Map- ping System by Ian Perkins, Manager, Wingecarribee Shire Council Natural Resources. The survey results will be made available in two formats: Entered as Birdata Surveys as a BLSH Branch Record Sent to the Wingecarribee Shire Council in a format similar to that currently used for the Mitta- gong Creek Survey, with the addition of a population figure for each species at each survey Two workshops will be presented by BLSH each calendar year, namely, A community-focused presentation designed to raise the level of community awareness and to promote the project within a broad conservation context. A more narrow participant-focused workshop designed to upskill landowners and community members who have signed on for the project. The initial 2017 workshop will be held prior to the Great Aussie Bird Count, most likely in September and will focus on assisting participants in this year’s national event sponsored by BirdLife Australia. Simon Robinson adds that we now have the binoculars and they have been marked for identity and are ready for use. As a follow up of a project coordinated by Nicki Taws from Greening Australia, there are nationwide Regent Honeyeater and Swift Parrot surveys scheduled for the weekend of 20-21 May. Simon is plan- ning to visit the Wollondilly Valley to see what is present. For more information about the survey weekend contact [email protected] The March newsletter of the Threatened Bird Network had this to say about the Regent Honeyeater and Swift Parrot. ‘The most productive habitat for these birds is the woodland of valley floors and lower slopes. The Wollondilly Valley in south-eastern NSW is typical of farmland where the lowlands have been cleared, leaving native vegetation remaining on the least productive soils. Greening Australia is restoring woodlands in the valleys and along waterways of the Wollondilly to help reconnect the migratory pathways and provide food for these two species as well as other woodland birds.‘ May 2017 3 Combined Outing, 12 April, BLSH & CBOC. Walk organiser Peter Madvig reports The forecast had been of some concern but we were most fortunate in having agreeable weather, with just a light drizzle en route. 16 keen Cumberland Bird Observers Club birders, from mostly Syd- ney, joined us for the planned combined outing on Wednesday 12 April. From the meeting point at the turnoff of Wombeyan Caves Road at 9.00 a.m. we car-pooled down to the Kell's Creek ford through the Box Vale walking track. Heading NW by the fire trail through mostly dry sclerophyll forest very few birds were encountered, save a Su- perb Lyrebird and White-throated Tree-creepers heard. Our visitors were pleasantly surprised to return via the enchanting, disused rail track, going through the tunnel and several cuttings. In one of these a Rock Warbler obliged us with its presence. Having taken a tad longer than anticipated, we changed the planned program and retreated for a sheltered lunch break in Berrima. From here we pushed on to Charleston Dam and had over an hour enjoy- ing the magic of this large pond with all of its varied waterfowl. Photo by Lucy Moore CBOC Exciting ducks - Freckled, Blue- billed, Pink-eared, Musk, Hardhead; lots of Hoary -headed Grebes and other species. A very full pond, so no mudflats for the usual dotterels and stilts, but I think it safe to say, we all were reluc- tant to leave! Thank you to Col, Fred, Sandra, John, and Pen- ny, for helping host our visitors. Entering the tunnel on the Box Vale Mine Walking Track. Photo by Jeff Byron CBOC Freckled Ducks, Pink–eared Ducks and Hardheads on Charleston Dam. Photo by Jeff Byron CBOC May 2017 4 Kiama Pelagic March 2017 Report and images by Nigel Hartley I had the pleasure of taking a friend on his first pelagic last month. He loves his birds but had never seen an albatross, so this outing was a birthday present from his wife. We are lucky enough to have some of the best pelagic birding (and marine mammal watching) in the world, right on our doorstep. From Penrose it is an easy 1½ hours drive to Kiama, which does necessitate an early start for the 7.30 am departure, but it is well worth it, and the dawn light and
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