Budgies on the move.

[desertbirds]

This morning i`ve seen about 15 flocks (and they`re still coming) of budgies flying over head. They have all been heading North/ NE. A mate from work said his missus heard flocks going over last night. Obviously outback Queensland/ NT border has been getting some good rains, does anyone know where the best falls have been .? Inland i mean. There was also a few egrets heading the same way so im guessing there was quite a bit of rain.

[Nrg800]

Well, this is the rainfall map for the last week:
And this is the rainfall percentage (of the mean) from last month:

[desertbirds]

Thanks NRG, i had looked that map up but didnt know how to post the link. Hasn there been any studies on how far Budgies will travel to move to a better area ?

Link added for desertbirds
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[Tiaris]

When I was in Kalgoorlie in October there many flocks of Budgies flying about on one particular day & the local (birdman) who was with me said he hadn't seen them there in the 18years he'd lived there. Very nomadic.

[desertbirds]

We`ve had reasonable numbers here for the last 3 years and particularly in 2009. At times , if we headed out for a drive and went into creek beds there wouldnt be a hollow in the large gums that wasnt occupied by a pair of Budgies. I`d noticed small flocks around last week but didnt realise until yesterday that they were all headed in the same direction.

[jusdeb]

One of natures wonders is the sight of a large flock of Budgies flying in sync . Gotta love the humble Boodgie .

[Tiaris]

Beautiful active little birds. A far cry from the boof-headed statues generally seen in captivity lately.

[jusdeb]

Too true Tiaris . I was amazed at how small the Budgie really is in the wild and how streamlined they are . Far cry from the doctored birds we see now.