Fwd: King Penguin at Geraldton

[Frank O'Connor <>]

Yet another amazing sighting for Western Australia.

> Subject: King Penguin
> Sighting
> Date: Fri, 18 Jan 2008 16:18:34 +0900
> From: "Chapple, Rory" <>
> To: "Frank O'Connor" <>
>
> Gday Frank 
>  
> Thought I?d let you know about a recent King Penguin sighting in
> Geraldton. A juvenile turned up on Coronation Beach on the
> 14th January near the windsurfers camp. Some of our staff took
> photos the following day and we identified it as a king penguin. See
> photos attached. 
>  
> Unfortunately we went back to the site the next day (16th) and
> the bird was dead and had had its head removed. My impression is that it
> had been removed by a knife and I?d like to think that it was done by a
> fisherman after they found the dead body. We may never know. I?m taking
> the carcass to the museum staff in Perth next week. 
>  
> It?s been a big 18 months for Geraldton ? Arctic Tern, Black-tailed Gull
> and now King Penguin!
>  
> Regards
> Rory Chapple

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Frank O'Connor           Birding WA http://birdingwa.iinet.net.au
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