tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18783751.post114232082377480681..comments2023-11-12T21:16:10.098+11:00Comments on Birds in Tasmania: NeedletailsBirdingTashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08341646998037894004noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18783751.post-1142853983301499222006-03-20T22:26:00.000+11:002006-03-20T22:26:00.000+11:00Comin back from the north of the State on Sat afte...Comin back from the north of the State on Sat afternoon, I observed a flock of about 20 Needletails hunting low over a paddock just south of Cressy. Then there were about 6 or 8 other individuals in various spots further south. There were AMAZING swarms of insects rising out of the Gorse and other bushes in the hedgerows, as the state of my windscreen can verify!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18783751.post-1142469682970090302006-03-16T11:41:00.000+11:002006-03-16T11:41:00.000+11:00Just noted several Needletails passing over Beller...Just noted several Needletails passing over Bellerive at c1130am. heading North at couple of hundred feet. Scanned nearby hill and found a few more and 10+ Dusky Woodswallows in the thermal over the hill. Very humid morning after the light drizzle early.BirdingTashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08341646998037894004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18783751.post-1142321288287775052006-03-14T18:28:00.000+11:002006-03-14T18:28:00.000+11:00On cold days round the West Coast, I've seen Needl...On cold days round the West Coast, I've seen Needletails flying past me at ankle height, much as Welcome Swallows do. Presumably catching insects I'd disturbed as I walked. On the same theme, it wasn't unusual to see Tree Martins feeding on the ground. Both of these type of events no doubt caused by<BR/>it being too cold for insects to be flying.BirdingTashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08341646998037894004noreply@blogger.com