REPORT
ON BIRD BANDING AT GIBRALTAR RANGE NATIONAL PARK 04-08.12.2014
Banders: Greg Clancy, Bill Greenlees,
Trainee banders: Wendy & Alan Pilkington, Lindsey
Nietmann.
Assistants/Visitors: Val Clancy, Bill O’Donnell, Paul
O’Callaghan, Kirsten Wallis, Koby Lindsell.
Banding was
carried out near the residence at Dandahra Creek (Rangers Office) on Thursday December
4 and Friday December 5 and at Surveyors Gully on Saturday December 6 and
Sunday December 7, both sites in Gibraltar Range National Park, and at
Bellbird, in Washpool National Park, on Monday December 8.
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| Adult male Yellow-throated Scrubwren |
One hundred and eleven birds of 22 species were mist netted over the five day session. Seventeen were retraps, having been banded previously. Ninety-three were banded as first time captures.
Species
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Rangers 04/12
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Rangers
05/12
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Surveyors
06/12
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Surveyors
07/12
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Bellbird
08/12
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Totals
B R
|
Azure
Kingfishe
|
B R
0
0
|
B R
0 0
|
B R
0
0
|
B R
0
0
|
B R
1 0
|
1
0
|
Grey
Fantail
|
0
0
|
1 0
|
1
0
|
0
0
|
0 0
|
2
0
|
Rufous
Fantail
|
0
0
|
0 0
|
2
0
|
0
0
|
5 0
|
7
0
|
Scarlet
Robin
|
0
0
|
0 0
|
0
0
|
2
0
|
0 0
|
2
0
|
Eastern
Yellow Robin
|
0 0
|
2 1
|
3
0
|
1
0
|
0 0
|
6
1
|
Golden
Whistler
|
0 0
|
0 0
|
0
1
|
3
0
|
0 0
|
3
1
|
Rufous
Whistler
|
1 0
|
0 0
|
0
0
|
5 0
|
0 0
|
6
0
|
Grey
Shrike-thrush
|
0 0
|
1 0
|
0
0
|
0
0
|
0 0
|
1
0
|
Brown
Thornbill
|
1 0
|
2 0
|
2
2
|
3
2
|
0 0
|
8
4
|
White-browed
Scrubwre
|
0 0
|
2 0
|
1
0
|
0
0
|
1 0
|
4
0
|
Yellow-throated
Scrubwre
|
0 0
|
0 0
|
3
2
|
0
0
|
0 0
|
3 2
|
Large-billed
Scrubwre
|
0 0
|
0 0
|
1
0
|
0
0
|
0 0
|
1
0
|
White-throated
Treecreeper
|
0 0
|
0 1
|
0
0
|
0
1
|
0 0
|
0
2
|
Red-browed
Treecreeper
|
0 0
|
5 0
|
0
0
|
0
0
|
0 0
|
5
0
|
Spotted
Pardalote
|
0 0
|
1 0
|
0
0
|
0
0
|
0 0
|
1
0
|
Silvereye
|
0 0
|
2 0
|
0
0
|
1
0
|
0 0
|
3
0
|
White-naped
Honeyeat
|
0 0
|
4 0
|
0
0
|
0
0
|
0 0
|
4 0
|
Eastern
Spinebill
|
0 0
|
1 1
|
2
1
|
1
0
|
0 0
|
4
2
|
Lewin’s
Honeyeat
|
0 0
|
0 0
|
0
1
|
0
0
|
1 0
|
1
1
|
Yellow-faced
Honeyeat
|
0 0
|
7 1
|
0
0
|
4
0
|
0 0
|
11 1
|
White-eared
Honeyeat
|
0 0
|
1 0
|
0
0
|
0
0
|
0 0
|
1
0
|
Red-browed
Finch
|
1 0
|
2 2
|
4
0
|
11
1
|
1 0
|
19 3
|
TOTALS
|
3 0
|
31 6
|
19
7
|
31
4
|
9 0
|
93 17
|
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| Adult female Red-browed Treecreeper |
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| Juvenile White-naped Honeyeater |
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| Adult male Spotted Pardalote |
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| Adult White-eared Honeyeater |
The retraps were:
Eastern Yellow Robin: Banded as adult (2+) at Rangers Office on
11/09/12.
Retrapped
on 05/12/14, nearly 2 years 3 months after banding.
Golden Whistler: Banded as 4+ male at Surveyors on
16/11/07. Retrapped
on
06/12/14, over 7 years after banding.
Brown Thornbill: (1) Banded at Surveyors on 24/08/13
retrapped on
09/09/12, 24/08/13 and 07/12/14
the last occasion over 4 years
after banding.
(2) Banded as 2+ female at Surveyors
on 26/08/13. Retrapped on
06/12/14, over 1 year 3 months after banding.
(3) Banded at Surveyors on
16/11/07. Retrapped on 28/08/13 and
06/12/14, the latter occasion being over 7
years after banding.
(4) Banded (2+) at Surveyors on
27/11/10. Retrapped on 07/12/14,
over 4 years after banding.
Yellow-throated Scrubwren: (1) Banded (2+ female) at Surveyors
on
26/08/13. Retrapped on 06/12/14, over 1 year 3months after
banding.
(2)
Banded (2+ male) at Surveyors on 21/11/09.
Retrapped on
06/12/14, over 5 years after banding.
White-throated Treecreeper: (1) 1st year female banded
at Surveyors on
27/11/11.
Retrapped on 07/12/14, over 3 years after banding.
(2)
Banded (2+ female) at Rangers Office on 23/08/13. Retrapped on
05/12/14, over 1 year 3 months after
banding.
Eastern Spinebill: (1) Adult (2+) female banded at
Rangers Office on
15/11/07.
Retrapped on 11/09/12 and 05/12/14, the latter occasion
over 7 years after banding.
(2)
Adult (2+) male banded at Surveyors on 26/08/13. Retrapped on
06/12/14, over 1 year 3 months after
banding.
Lewin’s Honeyeater: Adult (2+) female banded at Surveyors
on 21/11/09.
Retrapped on 06/12/14, over 5 years after
banding.
Yellow-faced Honeyeater: 1st year bird banded at
Rangers Office on
11/09/12.
Retrapped (3rd year male) on 05/12/14, nearly 2 years 3
months after banding.
Red-browed Finch: (1) 1st year male banded
at Rangers Office on 11/09/12.
Retrapped on 05/12/14, nearly 2 years 3
months after banding.
(2)
2+ female banded at Rangers Office on 04/12/14.
Retrapped on
05/12/14, the next day.
(3)
2+ male banded at Surveyors on 06/12/14.
Retrapped on
07/12/2014, the next day.
One of the
two Grey Fantails banded was of the Tasmanian race based on its tail to wing
ratio while the second was in the overlap zone of measurements.
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| Adult male Scarlet Robin |
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| Adult male Golden Whistler |
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| Adult Azure Kingfisher |
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| Red-bellied Black Snake in banding camp |
Three Glossy
Black-Cockatoos, a pale morph Little Eagle and a Crested Shrike-tit were
interesting observations near the residence at Dandahra Picnic Area. A Rufous Scrub-bird was heard calling at
Surveyors Gully on December 5 & 6. A
Crested Shrike-tit and two Musk Lorikeets were also present at the same
location. A Red-bellied Black Snake
decided to join us at the banding site in Washpool National Park on December
08. Three species of skink were also observed - the Cunningham's, White's and Grass Sun-skink.
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| Cunningham's Skink |
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| White's Skink |
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| Grass Sun-skink |
