So I see the occurrance of Little Shearwater off the NSW coast has finally
been proven (assuming the ID of the bird taken in to care is fine) to the
disbelieving.
Phil.
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On 28 Nov 1997, Chris Gladwin wrote:
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>      Highlights in New South Wales over the last few weeks are as follows:
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>      LITTLE SHEARWATER  1 off Narrabeen, Sydney - taken into care 4/11
>      GLOSSY IBIS        2 Pittown lagoon, Windsor 22/11
>      PINK-EARED DUCK    5 Pittown lagoon, Windsor 22/11
>      BAILLON'S CRAKE    1 Centennial Park, Sydney 15/11 and 1 McGrath's
>                         Hill STW, Windsor 22/11
>      AUSTRALIAN CRAKE   1 McGrath's Hill STW, Windsor 22/11
>      STUBBLE QUAIL      several Cornwallis Road, Windsor 22/11
>      BROWN QUAIL        several Cornwallis Road, Windsor 22/11
>      BEACH STONE-CURLEW 1 Comerong Island, Wollongong early November - well
>                         south of range
>      RED-NECKED AVOCET  1 Comerong Island 8/11
>      GREY PLOVER        2 Penrhyn Road, Botany up to 15/11 and 1 Lake
>                         Illawarra 8/11
>      PECTORAL SANDPIPER 1 Bicentenial Park, Sydney 13/11
>      GREAT KNOT         7 Comerong Island 16/11
>      SANDERLING         2 Penrhyn Road, Botany 23/11
>      SOOTY TERN         1 Manly Beach, Sydney - taken into care 20/11
>      BARN OWL           1 regularly Werrington, Sydney early November
>      PHEASANT COUCAL    1 Pymble, Sydney regularly
>      ORINTAL CUCKOO     1 Mitchell Park, Cattai 24/11
>      WHITE-THROATED NEEDLETAIL  Matcham, Central Coast 27/10 and Bilgola,
>                                 Sydney 22/11 - scarce so far this year
>      CICADABIRD         1 Dharag NP 5/11
>      SPECTACLED MONARCH 1 Manly Dam, Sydney 1/11 - overshot migrant
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> 
>      Chris Gladwin
>      Sydney, Australia
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>      Please reply direct as a I am unable to see "Birding-Aus"
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