Native Blackthorn, Sweet Bursaria at Watson, ACT
Identification history
| Bursaria spinosa | 30 Jul 2024 | MichaelMulvaney | ||
| Bursaria spinosa | 30 Jul 2024 | waltraud |
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Along drainage line; recruiting. First photo shows a camouflaged (old) nest in the middle of the shrub; the second photo shows the close-up of a nest most likely of a Yellow Thornbill (with a fake nest chamber on top) attached to a second Bursaria just 2 meters away. Im afraid, the Bursaria is not the local subspecies lasiophylla that we ordered for planting. Planted as part of the local native shrubbery to replace African boxthorn, firethorn, hawthorn, and Sweet Briar that Friends of Mt Majura (FoMM) removed from the area in an attempt to provide habitat to the little woodland birds in the area. The nature reserve east of the residential estate The Fair was the last refuge of little woodland birds on Mts Ainslie Majura's west slope. Dogs, new to the area, and many off lead and a Noisy Miner invasion led to a crash of the woodland birds, both the diversity and frequency. The impact of dogs on bird species is known (fear factor) as well as the impact of the urban dweller Noisy Miner (listed a "Threatening process" under Federal legislation). It took less than 10 years since the first residents moved into The Fair for a crash of the woodland birds to approximately 30% or less of the original populations. FoMM did all the right things as we know from the numerous nests in the first years.
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Location information
- Coordinates 149.171233-35.224656
- Altitude 626.4m
- Maps The Fair, Watson Mount Majura
- Places Watson, ACT
Sighting information
- 2 Abundance
- 29 Jul 2024 11:14 AM Recorded on
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Plants Other Shrubs waltraud
Species information
- Bursaria spinosa Scientific name
- Native Blackthorn, Sweet Bursaria Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1226.48m Recorded at altitude
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In flower
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