Smithbrook
banding report 6-7
November 2010.
The weather was mostly overcast with odd patches of
sun. The nets were opened
at 7am on both days but the birds slept in on Sunday – we didn’t
band the first until 8.45am. Fewer than normal nets were erected due to
wrens nesting right beside the uphill net line. (Lyanne has located 70
nests so far in the reserve)
We had a very pleasant weekend with plenty of
time for chatting and relaxing.
Of particular interest were a White-breasted Robin
and a Golden Whistler which were banded in April 2000, and a
White-browed Scrub-wren that was banded in April 2002. Only the PMG site
was used.
|
Species No
|
Name
|
New
|
Retraps
|
Same day
|
Total
|
|
338
|
Fantail Cuckoo
|
1
|
|
|
1
|
|
344
|
Shining Bronze Cuckoo
|
1
|
|
|
1
|
|
361
|
Grey Fantail
|
4
|
2
|
|
6
|
|
387
|
White-breasted Robin
|
|
3
|
|
3
|
|
398
|
Golden Whistler
|
|
1
|
|
1
|
|
408
|
Grey Shrike Thrush
|
1
|
|
|
1
|
|
445
|
White-browed Babbler
|
2
|
|
|
2
|
|
463
|
Western Gerygone
|
1
|
|
|
1
|
|
476
|
Inland Thornbill
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
2
|
|
488
|
White-browed Scrub-wren
|
6
|
4
|
1
|
10
|
|
538
|
Red-winged Fairy Wren
|
|
1
|
|
1
|
|
565
|
Spotted Pardalote
|
1
|
|
|
1
|
|
631
|
New Holland Honeyeater
|
2
|
|
|
2
|
|
976
|
Striated Pardalote
|
1
|
|
|
1
|
|
Total
|
14 species
|
21
|
12
|
|
33
|
|
The
Team at Smithbrook |
Attending: Lola Broadhurst,
Jennifer White, Gaye Drady, Gwen and Graham Goodreid and Lee Fontanini,
