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Bushlandnews Summer 2009-2010 Bushlandnews bushlandnews Summer 2009-2010 bushlandnews Herdsman Bird Banding project clocks up 15 years By Bill Rutherford Issue 99 For the past 15 years, a dedicated group of bird Spring 2016 banders has been working away at Herdsman Time of Djilba and Lake on what is arguably the most active Kambarang in the banding project in the Perth metropolitan Nyoongar calendar. area. Over that time, almost 20,000 birds representing 87 different species have been Talbot Road Reserve banded by the Herdsman Lake Bird Banding Page 2 Group (Table 1). The group is well known 2016 Ringtail Tally among the birding and banding community Page 3 in WA, Australia and overseas, with the data collected feeding into the Australian Bird and Keep up-to-date with Bat Banding Survey (ABBBS). In the past 15 years, the western gerygone has been one of Understorey Page 3 the most frequently caught species at Herdsman Lake. Silvereyes have been the most banded species, Photo – Herdsman Bird Banding Group. Funding with 7152 individuals banded, followed by brown opportunities Page 3 honeyeaters (1488 banded) and western gerygone with the breeding season of its hosts - the yellow- Project snapshot: (837). The western gerygone and silvereye also take rumped thornbill, western gerygone and other small Paganoni Reserve the top two spots for oldest birds banded, with a passerines. They are usually gone by the New Year. western gerygone originally banded in June 2005 Page 4 In 2013, a rare striated heron was banded - a seldom- recaptured more than 11 years later in July 2016, observed visitor from the Pilbara. Shorebirds migrating What’s on Page 6 making it the longest elapsed time between original to east Asia and Siberia are observed in very small banding and recapture of any western gerygone Regional reports Page 8 numbers and rarely encountered. In the summer of bird recorded in the ABBBS. A silvereye banded in 2010-11, the Herdsman group deployed mist nets on November 2006 was recaptured almost nine years Phosphite treatment exposed sandbanks across from Maurice Hamer Park to for dieback control later in October 2015. target these species, but fewer than 20 were banded. Page 10 Diverse bandings Two species of fairy-wren – splendid fairy-wren and Learning More unusual and vagrant species are also variegated fairy-wren – are consistently observed and opportunity Page 10 encountered during the project. Rainbow bee-eaters sometimes encountered, albeit in small numbers. Group profile: traditionally arrive from northern Australia and south- These were rarely seen in the latter part of the 20th Friends of Kensington east Asia in the first week of October and leave in century. Bushland Page 11 late March. They nest on the mound near Settler’s Cottage and numbers vary from year to year with 15 Training ground Resources Page 12 to 20 pairs observed at its peak in 2007. The shining Many banders have become involved in the project bronze cuckoo also arrives from northern Australia over the years, including beginners wishing to gain and south-east Asia as early as July to coincide some experience and those finishing off their training in order to obtain an ‘A’ Class banding licence. Table 1. Summary of Herdsman Bird Banding project results. Ten ‘A’ class licences have been granted under the All Species 2002- 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 program, representing a new generation of banders. 2016 It is pleasing to see their continued involvement in the Herdsman project, as well as providing guidance New birds 15,254 1,155 1,001 1,321 897 1,422 and assistance to new trainees. Several of these have Recoveries 3,843 423 333 476 520 509 taken on other projects at Bold Park, Rockingham and All birds 19,097 1,578 1,334 1,797 1,417 1,931 Rottnest Island and are active in other banding studies. Recovery rate 20.1% 26.8% 24.9% 26.5% 36.7% 26.3% Contact: Bill Rutherford, Herdsman Lake Bird Banding Species 87 43 45 44 47 47 Group, by email. Bushland News is a quarterly newsletter of Urban Nature, a Department of Parks and Wildlife program to support community involvement in bushland conservation 1 Bushland News Issue 72 - Summer 2009-2010 www.dpaw.wa.gov.au Spring 2016 Making progress at Talbot Road Bushland By Grazyna Paczkowska The Talbot Road Bushland, Bush Forever Site 306, located in Swan View/Stratton is a large area of remnant vegetation comprising several tenures: Class A Nature Reserve managed by the Department of Parks and Wildlife, Unallocated Crown Land 11314, and Crown Reserve 6955 vested in Metropolitan Cemeteries Board. The bushland contains significant environmental values including important fauna habitat, conservation listed flora and occurrences of two threatened ecological communities. It unallocated Crown Land (vested in is also an important spiritual dreaming place the Department of Lands), and 16ha for the Nyoongar people. of Crown Reserve 6955. Managing Weeds are one of the major threats to this weeds across tenures should result in urban bushland. Over the years the Friends more effective weed control over the group and Parks and Wildlife, with the entire site. Controlling weeds such as lovegrass at Talbot Road has enabled the bush to flourish. Photos – Kate Brown. assistance of the City of Swan, have been Little or no weed control has been controlling weeds at the nature reserve. carried out in the additional areas and Infestations of some weeds, such as African as there was no information on weed lovegrass, veldt grass and watsonia, have distribution, Urban Nature, with the Contacts been greatly reduced. help of Parks and Wildlife Perth Hills Urban Nature office This year we successfully obtained a Perth District staff, mapped the more serious Rebecca Ong 0408 862 953 NRM Living Landscapes Program grant to weeds within the area. The mapping Kate Brown 9442 0321 undertake a comprehensive three year weed data will provide baseline information Grazyna Paczkowska 9442 0322 management program within the entire on the weed distribution and set Department of Parks and Wildlife, Talbot Road Bushland. This will enable weed up priorities for control work in the Swan Region Office control activities to be extended from the reserves. It will also provide a measure Cnr Australia II Drive and Hackett Drive, of the effectiveness of the weed nature reserve (71ha, managed by Parks Crawley WA 6009 and Wildlife) to include 10ha of adjoining management program over time. Locked Bag 104, Bentley Delivery Centre WA 6983 Fax 9386 6399 Email [email protected] Urban Nature Update By Rebecca Ong Current and archived issues of Bushland News are available at This issue sees Jill Griffiths return as editor You’ll notice a bit of a Phytophthora www.dpaw.wa.gov.au/bushlandnews. with me taking a part-time role in Urban dieback flavour to this issue, which is Nature, while Julia Cullity takes a much- largely due to the fact that there is so deserved break. Having worked with much good work being done in this Urban Nature back in 2008, it is wonderful important area. It’s timely for all of us Summer Bushland News to be part of the team again. Working to remember relevant hygiene practices four days a week, I split my time between when working in bushland, given the Bushland News, assessing land use serious and insidious nature this threat Summer Bushland News contributions planning proposals, finalising the Banksia poses. But there are also a range of should be sent to Urban Nature by Restoration Grants program, and helping other stories, which I’m sure you’ll find Thursday 24 November 2016. community groups with on-ground interesting. Bushland News seeks original works and advice where I can. I’ve loved contributions. If your submission has With spring well and truly sprung the reading all your articles and am inspired been or may be published elsewhere bush is looking fabulous, festooned with please let us know. by the quality and sheer amount of hard wildflowers. I hope you manage to get work being put in to so many projects This publication is available in out and simply enjoy it, as well as going to improve our bushland throughout the alternative formats on request. about your many activities to enhance greater metro region. ISSN: 2206-3536 and manage our bushland. © All material copyright Department of Parks and Wildlife on behalf of the State of Western Australia 2016. No part of the contents of the publication may be reproduced without the consent of the publishers. The views and opinions expressed in the articles in Bushland News are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect those of the Department of Parks and Wildlife. 2 Bushland News Issue 99 — Spring 2016 www.dpaw.wa.gov.au bushlandnews bushlandSummer 2009-2010news 2016 Ringtail Tally Funding opportunities By Breanne Skennar, GeoCatch Regional Grants Scheme and Community Chest Fund Results from the first Western Ringtail Possum Tally are now in after grants a great effort from more than 45 residents in the South West. The Geographe Catchment was the primary focus area with 149 individual The latest round of Regional Grants Scheme (RGS) and ringtails recorded from more than 500 sightings. Surveys were Community Chest Fund (CCF) grants opened 1 August 2016. These grant programs provide voluntary organisations, completed at over 40 sites, providing a good base for repeat surveys educational institutions and community organisations with to look at future population trends for this endangered species. The grants of up to $50,000 for CCF and between $50,001 and Western Ringtail Action Group, GeoCatch, and Parks and Wildlife $300,000 for RGS. More information.
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