A small portion of Coupe W19D and areas close by, in Wielangta Forest, were surveyed by concerned community members in very poor, windy conditions in just a few hours on Sunday 28th September.
Despite the limitations of this survey it is clear that:
• there are known swift parrot nest sites both in Coupe 19D and close by. Swift parrots are known to return to the same sites even though this may be several years apart.
• currently there are large numbers of swift parrots both within the coupe, close by the coupe and in the Wielangta Forest block as a whole
• swift parrots have been seen inspecting hollows both in the coupe 19D and close by
• currently there appears to be a large blue gum flowering event in Wielangta Forest that this species relies on
• coupe 19D contains high quality swift parrot nesting habitat.
Given the swift parrot sightings – it appears that there is a high probability of a significant or ‘aggregate’ breeding event in Coupe 19D and adjacent forests in the coming months.
Here is the survey data
| Date | Easting GDA | Northing GDA | No. | Behaviour | |
| 28/09/2008 | 567809 | 5266536 | 2 | foraging | |
| 28/09/2008 | 571395 | 5274779 | 3 | foraging | |
| 28/09/2008 | 570961 | 5274588 | 2 | perching | |
| 28/09/2008 | 569897 | 5275614 | 3 | perching | |
| 28/09/2008 | 568979 | 5275850 | 5 | flying | |
| 28/09/2008 | 568925 | 5276002 | 1 | inspecting nest hollows | |
| 28/09/2008 | 568814 | 5276081 | 1 | perching | |
| 28/09/2008 | 568387 | 5276804 | 1 | inspecting nest hollows | |
| 28/09/2008 | 568757 | 5275887 | 2 | excavating a nest hollow | |
| 28/09/2008 | 568692 | 5275930 | 10 | inspecting nest hollows | |
| 28/09/2008 | 568927 | 5275874 | 6 | perching and flying | |
| 28/09/2008 | 569089 | 5276017 | 3 | perching and flying | |
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