Wednesday 26 February 2020 The outing was supposed to be held the week before but had to be re-scheduled due to rain. Just as well, as we were greeted by a glorious, sunny, windless morning. But maybe a little too hot for the birds? The main attraction of the park is the presence of Magpie Mannikins…
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Magpie Mannikins nesting in Jubilee Park
Yesterday we (Peter and Jenny Spence, Tessa White and I) were atlassing in Jubilee Park and then North Park. The first birds we saw at Jubilee Park were six Magpie Mannikins,all busy carrying nesting material to a small tree. On investigating there was no sign of even a half-built nest. I am not sure what…