Brown Songlark - early arrival in Hamilton, Vic

[Steve <>]

G'day all

Following on from the early arrival of the Shining Bronze-Cuckoo a  
few days ago, today I heard a Brown Songlark in a paddock south of  
Hamilton (on the Dept of Primary Industry research farm).  Brown  
Songlarks are present here most years and are one of the last  
migrants to arrive.  The mean date from my records going back to 1986  
is 15 October.  The previous earliest record is the 16th September  
1997.  So this bird is a good 2 weeks earlier than the previous early  
date and about 6 weeks earlier than the mean.
Any other Brown Songlark records from southern Victoria yet this season?

Cheers
Steve
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