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More rare Swifts @ Broome

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Subject: More rare Swifts @ Broome
From: "Mike Carter" <>
Date: Fri, 16 Feb 2001 20:09:47 +1100
George Swann has E-mailed me regarding two Swiftlets he saw and photographed at Broome Port on 14 February. He saw them well, took many pictures and expects to be able to "nail the species".
    Adrian Boyle and Chris Hassell (per phone call from Adrian), searched the Port area unsuccessfully on 15 Feb. but then watched and photographed (revealing images I'm told), a similar Swiftlet about 9 km away. On returning to the Bird Observatory, they discovered a House Swift among the Hirundines flying to roost!
    Preliminary indications are that the Swiftlet may be an Indonesian form of Edible-nest Swiftlet.
    This is exciting, challenging, stuff. Following on the report of a Swiftlet and Silver-rumped Spinetail from Broome in December, (George Swann & Bill Rutherford), there is a recent report of all dark swiftlets from southern Queensland (Uniform?) (Eric Vanderduys), older, outstanding, claims of Mossy-nest Swiftlet from near Ashmore Reef (John Darnell), as well as Black-nest Swiftlet (Dion Hobcroft) & Dark-rumped Swift (Carter et al.) from Christmas Island yet to be resolved.  
                                Mike Carter
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