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Birds South East Birds South East Number 81 October 2017 Malleefowl – Bryan Haywood Malleefowl in Desert Contents: Camp Conservation • Ugly Bird Reserve • Shorebird Notes After some discussion on the lack of mound activity/observations of malleefowl in Desert Camp • Mozart meets Starling and vice Conservation Reserve in recent years, it was considered necessary to seek some one-on-one with versa landholders to establish the extent of this bird’s decline, so in late November 2016 the task of • Fifty species from a Mount contacting landholders surrounding Desert Camp began. Gambier suburban block Birds South East From these local sources, it appears that the last The call I would describe as almost a woodduck- known sighting of malleefowl was in early 2016, like call – sort of like a short, quiet but on the eastern boundary of the conservation distinctive/noticeable honk, not really a cluck. reserve in open pasture mixed with pockets of Called maybe 5-7 times. The bird had beautiful, scrub. Malleefowl have been seen over the last typical colouring and patterning, the breast 12 or so years in this area according to rufous. landholders, and seen as far east as Rewa Hill (along roadside). Of some interest is also a pair It was 1040hrs on 18th June 2017 when I had of malleefowl which were observed in 1983, in the privilege of observing this bird on a clear, scrub adjacent Desert Camp's northern boundary warm morning with a very gentle breeze, where there are no known mounds. So, although wandering out of unburnt reasonably open low it was encouraging to hear there had been a scrub, (i.e. mallee with sparse hill gum over top, sighting within the last 12 months, things were with occasional Acacia paradoxa), onto the centre looking a bit doom & gloom, considering old track in Desert Camp Conservation Reserve. accounts of malleefowl being observed often in Made my day - thank-you to those who gave up the area from those who used to horse ride their time to share their local knowledge and through this scrub. sightings of this amazing bird. So, you could imagine my surprise and excitement when I got a call, in early June to inform me of a sighting of malleefowl in Desert Camp Conservation Reserve! After some initial phone calls/messaging it was established that this bird had been seen a couple of times in the same general area over the last few weeks, so out I ventured. On arriving at this newly shared location, I wondered what I might or might not see. For several hours, I wandered up and down the track and into the unburnt scrub. I stumbled across an old known mound which I’d visited before and then not long after decided to head back to the car. I was spooked by some large beasts running through the burnt scrub, and got a flash of several deer heading to higher ground. It was not long after this that I heard this unusual noise, like a clucking, that stopped me in my tracks. I was very close to the edge of the track about to walk out into the open and then, about 10 metres in front of me coming out of the same scrub was a handsome/beautiful, healthy looking malleefowl about to walk out onto the track as well! I attempted to lift my camera slowly from around my neck but I was seen by this elusive bird which then proceeded to turn discreetly back into the scrub. It continued clucking and at one stage I thought there might have been two birds, Desert Camp C.R. location of malleefowl sighted the sound seemed to travel, but am sure it was 18/06/2017 – Samantha M. Rothe only one bird. I had to squat down to watch this malleefowl wander around amongst the scrub for I have revisited this location only once since my as long as it was visible, which may have been first sighting with nothing more to report, but am 30-45 seconds and then the calling stopped and hoping that this bird has found a mate in the the bird disappeared completely. I didn’t attempt scrub at Desert Camp and is giving serious to follow it because it had been calling, I didn’t consideration to making it home. want to interrupt it any further. Samantha Rothe 2 Birds South East Birds South East Ugly bird – Angela Jones Ugly Bird While doing the monthly bird count at Lake McIntyre recently I heard something that I hardly ever hear coming from a fellow birdo. Rosey Pouncett was looking at something moving quickly in a wattle and when I asked what she had she replied "Im not sure but its ugly!" That got my attention. It was small and quick and hard to see properly in the foliage, but when I did see it I knew what she meant as it really was ugly. We both described it as Deidrie Tiddy took notes on our comments: it was grey, some olive green on it, long beak, white eye ring but wrong I have seen a photo in a birdlife magazine of a somehow. We could not ID it and the more we bird with an extra long beak so after a bit of discussed it the more confused we got, still the internet searching found out it is called avian only thing we argeed on was that it was ugly. keratin disorder and according to a National Geographic article it could be caused by the A few days later Rosey and Stewy were at Lake poecivirus. McIntyre with a camera and took a photo of a Silvereye in a Wattle and later realised it was our Has anyone else seen any odd looking common ugly bird. birds? Angela Jones Birds South East Shorebird Notes MacDonnell; though no nests yet. This beach would seem to be an unlikely nesting area. It is Spring has sprung and beach-nesting birds have highly disturbed with many people walking, often begun doing their thing. A Red-capped Plover with dogs off lead, and many cars driving on the was nesting at Danger Point in early September. beach almost every day. It has however been a Unfortunately, the nest was constructed way too successful site, with one pair including a colour low on the beach, and was found to be washed flagged bird having raised several chicks to away a week later. fledging stage over the last few years. A pair of Australian Pied Oystercatcher were We have also had an influx of Banded Lapwing found with a nest containing two eggs in a much which began nesting in early September at more sensible place, high on a rock bank on the various locations around the district. Not only high tide island at Stony Point a week later. have the Banded Lapwing arrived but they began Unfortunately, although this appeared to be an breeding soon after their appearance. Birds were ideal location the eggs appeared to have been seen sitting on eggs or with chicks in early to predated when another visit was made to this mid-September. A maximum of six pairs were site in early October. Then on the last day of seen on nests. As of early October, two pairs in September a pair of Hooded Plover were found the Lower Nelson Road area had chicks, one pair with three eggs on Danger Point. One of these were seen with two and the other with four. At birds is carrying an engraved leg flag – AH. This last report from Gwen Young these birds had bird first arrived in the Danger Point area in moved to a paddock with longer grass and were February 2016 after being flagged as a chick at no longer visible. the abalone farm near Port Fairy, Victoria, in April 2015. A pair of Hooded Plover including AH It is great to see more and more migratory attempted to nest at least once in the same shorebirds are now returning from their northern general area last season, but as far as we know hemisphere breeding grounds. Many of these they were not successful. Let’s hope they have birds are exhibiting various degrees of breeding more luck this season. We have erected a plumage, with some still looking very colourful. I temporary rope fence around the nest with signs have seen several shorebirds in 50 to 75% requesting beachgoers to keep clear as it was in breeding plumage, including Curlew Sandpiper, a position where the nest could have easily been Pacific Golden Plover and Grey Plover in the last run over. We have also seen two pairs of week or two. Keep an eye out for them if you are Hooded Plover showing signs of breeding activity, on the beach. making nest scrapes, on Woolwash Beach on the outskirts of Port Jeff Campbell, Friends of Shorebirds SE Banded Lapwing – Sarah Campbell 4 Birds South East Birds South East The starling made small changes. A fermata put Mozart meets Starling on the last beat of the first full measure and G changed to G sharp in the following measure. and vice versa What opportunity was there for the starling to hear and learn the new music? Johannes Chrysostomus Wolfgangus Theophilus Mozart was born in Salzburg on January 27 1756. He showed remarkable musical ability from early According to West and King the concerto was childhood and by 17 he was a musician at the first played in public on June 13, but Haupt Salzburg Court. He moved to Vienna in 1781 writes that scholars now suspect there was a public debut on April 29 in a theatre a 10 minute where he composed many of his best known works.
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