Summer/autumn departures

aka DDDs (Departure Date Determinations). When migrants return, we delight in claiming the "First for the season". So why is it that we don't place equal emphasis on claiming the "Last for the season"? Well we all know why. It's too darn hard. Unless we religiously keep a diary of our sightings and then compare notes in the off-season to determine whose was the last sighting, how would we do it? Well now I think I know: provide another avenue for some one-up-manship on a public forum! If you've bettered the last date, please set the record straight ...

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Summer/autumn departures

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Folks

Some species appear to have already left Upper Lockyer, most noticeably Eastern Koels and Little Bronze-Cuckoo. Bee-eaters have stopped passing over too. And Channel-bills are becoming very irregular.

Here are some dates last seen for Murphys Creek/Upper Lockyer area so far:

Little Bronze-Cuckoo 14.12.08
Channel-billed Cuckoo 25.02.09
Eastern Koel 15.02.09
White-throated Needletail 25.02.09
Sacred Kingfisher 21.02.09
Rainbow Bee-eater 15.02.09
Dollarbird 25.02.09
Leaden Flycatcher 22.02.09
Spangled Drongo 25.02.09
Cicadabird 25.02.09

Will update these as required in the days ahead.

How about some dates from other parts of the Toowoomba area? Suggest you just copy and paste this posting and follow my lead.
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