Annual Swift Parrot and Regent Honeyeater Surveys

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Annual Swift Parrot and Regent Honeyeater Surveys

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While planning the events of your birding, landcare or field naturalists club this year please remember the Swift Parrot and Regent Honeyeater surveys are on once again. Surveys are run twice a year in NSW, ACT, Vic and parts of SA and QLD. The aim of the surveys is to record both of these species as they migrate away from their typical breeding areas. The Swift Parrot leaves Tasmania and is found on the mainland from April- September. The Regent Honeyeater breeds in three main areas: the Capertee Valley, central NSW; Bundarra- Barraba, northern NSW; and Chiltern in north-east Vic before dispersing.




We have over 800 people contributing to these surveys but considering the large area these species cover and the fact that their non-breeding distribution seems to vary between years, we would love more involvement.




Please put the following details up on your web and mailing calendar and encourage members to get involved.




Swift Parrot and Regent Honeyeater surveys

Dates: 19-20th May, 4-5th Aug 2007

Location: Surveys cover NSW, ACT, Vic as well as parts of SA and QLD. Please contact a project coordinator (contact details below) to discuss which area you are able to survey and to receive relevant newsletters and the survey form. You may wish to survey a few different sites in your local area over the weekend.

Time: You can undertake surveys at any time over the weekend. Surveys can take as little time as 10-20 minutes each.

Contacts:

SWIFT PARROTS:

Belinda Cooke,

Swift Parrot Project Officer, NSW, ACT, SA, QLD

Department of Environment and Conservation, NSW
swiftparrots@yahoo.com.au, Freecall 1800 66 57 66

Garry Cheers

Swift Parrot Project Officer, VIC

garry_cheers@yahoo.com.au, 03-5461 2970


or,

REGENT HONEYEATERS:

David Geering

Regent Honeyeater Recovery Coordinator, Department of Environment and Conservation, NSW, David.Geering@environment.nsw.gov.au, Freecall 1800 621 056




Note: These surveys are part of recovery action for these Endangered species. Your help during the survey weekends directly assists in the protection of these species. Reports of Swift Parrots and Regents Honeyeaters observed outside these two weekends are also very valuable, if you see them please fill out a survey sheet (from:
.://..birdsaustralia.com.au/birds/ ... survey.pdf
, or contact Belinda Cooke to get a copy) and send it in.


Thank you,




Belinda Cooke
Swift Parrot Recovery Coordinator
Department of Environment and Conservation, NSW

swiftparrots@yahoo.com.au, Freecall 1800 66 57 66
Michael Atzeni
7 Woden St, Murphys Creek 4352
Mob: 0499 395 485
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