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White-backed Magpie

To: "Birding Aus" <>, "Colin Driscoll" <>
Subject: White-backed Magpie
From: "Ricki Coughlan" <>
Date: Mon, 26 Jul 2004 11:12:44 +1000
Hi Colin and other birders

Thanks for your input. This is now even more suprising. I was stunned when I
saw this Magpie and this is the first time I've seen or heard of a member of
this race (leuconota) in Sydney. Sydney-Melbourne rivalry aside, I find it
hard to imagine why one would bother to work its way this far north, but now
a report from Cooranbong? (near Newcastle)

Can anyone else out there beat Cooranbong for a northerly sighting of the
"White-backed Magpie" or race leuconota?

Regards - Ricki

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From: "Colin Driscoll" <>
To: "Ricki Coughlan" <>
Sent: Monday, July 26, 2004 11:01 AM
Subject: White-backed Magpie


> Hi Ricki
> There was a white-backed maggie around my place near Cooranbong a few
years
> ago too so they do get here occasionally I guess.
> Cheers
> Colin Driscoll
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: 
>  Behalf Of Ricki
> Coughlan
> Sent: Monday, 26 July 2004 10:54 AM
> To: Birding Aus
> Subject: [BIRDING-AUS] White-backed Magpie
>
>
> Hi Birders
>
> Whilst driving along The Grand Parade, Brighton-Le-Sands this morning
> (Monday) at 10:30. I spotted two Australian Magpies, one a rather scruffy,
> one-legged male and the other a very nice specimen of the white-backed
race,
> leuconota. Yes, way out of its regular distribution zone. I can't even
begin
> to imagine why it could or would be here but there's a strong chance that
it
> wont be travelling too far with the breeding season upon us.
>
> Here's where to find our tourist: On the parks of the Bay side of the
Grand
> Parade between Hollywood and Culver Streets (or probably thereabouts).
>
> The identity of this bird is unmistakable, even from quite a distance. If
> you're having trouble finding the area, drop me a line, as it's not far
from
> where I live.
>
> Regards - Ricki

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