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BASS COAST BIRDLIFE

Out for the count

1/11/2018

2 Comments

 
PictureNola Thorpe missed out on the massive flock of little corellas that fly over Wonthaggi twice a day. Photo: Geoff Ellis
By Nola Thorpe

THE backyard bird count organised by Birdlife Australia in October each year is over for 2018 with a total of 2.6 million birds counted and 82,780 lists submitted.

Although it says “backyard” you are able to do a 20-minute survey anywhere in your local area. I was able to just sit on my back veranda and watch the bird world go by. I was never lucky enough, though, to log the flock of some hundreds of little corellas that fly over in the early morning or late in the afternoon.

​There is a wonderful app that can be downloaded onto your phone or tablet which has a timer and a field guide to make the whole process very simple

I was able to submit sightings from My Backyard, The Wonthaggi Cemetery, Tank Hill, Wonthaggi Wetlands, The Rifle Range and McMahon’s Reserve.

​As it was only for 20 minutes it didn’t take much of your day. It’s a great way to spend a bit of time appreciating the wonderful birdlife in this area.

2 Comments
Leslie Adams
2/11/2018 03:47:31 pm

A couple of Sundays ago, in the late afternoon, I was lucky enough to be standing in the back yard of my (currently under construction) home in Harmers Haven when a large flock of these corellas flew overhead. They flew low, so low that despite their calling and chatting to each other, standing under a canopy of silver wings, we could hear the whoosh of their wings. Such an unforgettable and magical moment.

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Jan Fleming
4/11/2018 06:11:58 pm

It is a great sight, a large flock have been flying over where I live at Surf Beach, Phillip Island, a few times lately.

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