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Took a short walk thisafternoon. Quite dry, these
wetlands! Twice I put up (Vs flushed) a pair of Brown Quail: they fluttered away
about 20m and settled into grass, well out of sight. I did manage to flush one
bird from the grass - its flight could not have been described as "fluttering":
it was the normal escape flight, into a dry reedbed.
These birds went up from beside a path, twice, an
hour apart. It seems late to be breeding, but I resisted the temptation to
trample the grass, and possibly a nest. I'll try to get back there
tomorrow.
Cheers
Allan Lees
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