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Birds Nesting at Arapiles 2014 |
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30-Oct-2014 9:12:39 AM
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It's bird-nesting season at Arapiles again. Reports just in for the usual suspects (falcons, kestrels & other raptors) :
Cassandra : nest and eggs just above rap bolts.
Eurydice : birds nesting
Other popular locations that haven't been checked yet but are probably active are Harlequin Cracks, Revelations/Bishop.
Please avoid these climbs and stay at least 50 metres away. Nesting finishes late December I think.
I've notified Cliffcare. I'll try to get some signs up tonight if I have any in the garage.
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30-Oct-2014 2:48:29 PM
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Two weeks ago a bird had a nest inside the crack on Huey, about 2/3rds of the way up. You could hear the chicks inside.
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30-Oct-2014 3:41:45 PM
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I wouldn't imagine that a falcon or kestrel would fit inside the crack on Huey - non-raptors will just have to take their chances.
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30-Oct-2014 3:57:10 PM
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On 30/10/2014 kieranl wrote:
>I wouldn't imagine that a falcon or kestrel would fit inside the crack
>on Huey - non-raptors will just have to take their chances.
What if they are rare and endangered 40 spotted pardalotes?
Heh, heh, heh.
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30-Oct-2014 4:03:34 PM
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On 30/10/2014 IdratherbeclimbingM9 wrote:
>What if they are rare and endangered 40 spotted pardalotes?
>Heh, heh, heh.
he might take pity on them if the weather goes cold again an wrap them in his 28 year old tshirt?
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30-Oct-2014 4:59:10 PM
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There was a bird's egg sitting on top of a rock at the top of Morfydd last weekend, in the open air. It just seemed completely random, and out of place.
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31-Oct-2014 11:18:00 AM
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On 30/10/2014 gfdonc wrote:
>There was a bird's egg sitting on top of a rock at the top of Morfydd last
>weekend, in the open air. It just seemed completely random, and out of
>place.
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Given the location, it was probably a Feral Chicken egg........
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31-Oct-2014 3:18:13 PM
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I'll use one of your standard responses ... boom tish.
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30-Nov-2014 1:40:24 PM
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Update on Euydice : I saw some feeding activity this morning and after the parent departed could pick out a bird moving around - it's in the niche just below the bit of blue tat. Judging by the size of the thing I would guess that it's not far from leaving the nest - maybe in the next couple of weeks.
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