Passerines Perth (1 Viewer)

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Mike Beer

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• Feb 27, 2018

• #1

I have spent the last couple of days in the Parks and gardens around Perth City. I have seen very few passerines (small birds). lots of others. Am I just unlucky or not looking close enough.

Mike

 

RafaelMatias

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• Feb 27, 2018

• #2

No photos attached?

 

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Mike Beer

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• Feb 27, 2018

• #3

I did not attach a picture, I am asking a general question.

Mike

 

delia todd

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Opus Editor

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• Feb 27, 2018

• #4

LOL this is the ID forum! I'll move your post to the Australia forum. I've subscribed you to the thread so you'll be able to find it easily.

 

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Mike Beer

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• Feb 27, 2018

• #5

Sorry my mistake

Mike

 

jape

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• Feb 27, 2018

• #6

I spent 30+ yrs in Oz, not as a birder but in bush and did get to Perth a few times. I can only note generally that the smaller birds were shy and if larger birds such as crows, maggies or butcherbirds and shrikes were around they would disappear. I also noticed that the smaller birds tended to travel via bushes and low level understory rather than in the open. They also lie low in the heat of day. So your general question gets a general answer, go bush and sit very, very quietly. Just be careful of snakes.

 

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Mike Beer

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• Feb 27, 2018

• #7

Ok thanks

Mike

 

mr_birdman

No longer a Canon Snob.

• Feb 27, 2018

• #8

I am not certain, that you'd see a huge variety of smaller passerines in city areas, especially if you don't necessarily know what to look for and where. Search E-bird for the parks you have visited and see what you should be finding. Perhaps they are rather limited with the number of species.

Maybe try Kings Park Botanic Garden:
https://ebird.org/hotspot/L1002718

 

Alan henry

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• Feb 27, 2018

• #9

Mike,

Spend a few hours walking around Lake Joondalup should get you lots of passerines. Burns beach foreshore is a nice walk, lots of White Winged Fairy Wrens. Kings Park is always full of passerines.

Cheers

Alan

 

mjh73

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• Feb 28, 2018

• #10

Lesmurdie Falls and Victoria Dam out past the airport worth a look too.

 

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Mike Beer

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• Feb 28, 2018

• #11

Thanks lots of information now

Mike