Gooday Mike and all,
On holidays at present at the Muralug Hilton.
Some Swift sightings:-
Heath Point, Muralug [Prince of Wales Is.] Torres
Strait. Qld. 07.15 10 November 2001. Within 5Km
10 36 03S 142 12 05E Alt. 150m
Clear skies with a slight SE breeze.
6 White-throated Needletails travelling south
down the coastline along with a large flock of
Spangled Drongo's that were passing through in
groups of 5 - 15 travelling south. Counted
approx. 300+ in a 45 minute period before leaving
the site.
Mullers Lagoon Bowen. Qld. 07.20 19 October 2001.
20 00 12S 148 14 39E
Clear skies no breeze.
35+ Fork-tailed Swifts feeding at 5 - 20m above
ground. Flock remained static for period of
observation.
Been on the lookout for those tricky little
Swiftlets armed with my video camera but no
sightings at present on Muralug.
Jon
Wren
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