I've posted a digiscoped image of a Grey Falcon from Bowra here:
http://www.surfbirds.com/cgi-bin/gallery/display.cgi?gallery=gallery16
I don't get this whole thing about Grey Falcon's being mythical or difficult to
bump into (or perhaps I'm lucky?). I think it's a case of time in the field and
looking! This is my 3rd encounter (in 3 states) and birds 4-6 (there were 3
togther at Bowra (we couldn't find the 4th!) since I arrived last June! Still
haven't seen a Musk Lorikeet though!Rob Morris Brisbane, Australia > From:
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> Date: Tue, 6 May 2008 11:14:30 +0000> Subject:
[Birding-Aus] Bowra, Cunnamulla and Lake Bindegolly 3-6 May 2008 – Flock
Bronzewings, Grey Falcons +++> > > Bowra, Cunnamulla and Lake Bindegolly 3-6
May 2008 – Flock Bronzewings, Grey Falcons +++> > Steve Murray and I are just
back from 3 ½ days birding at Bowra with trips out around Cunnamulla and Lake
Bindegolly.> > Highlights:> > 1000+ Flock Bronzewings 30km n. of Cunnamulla> >
14 Species of birds-of-prey including 1-2 Black Falcons, 3 Grey Falcons
together at a normal Bowra roost site (amazing views!), 4 Little Eagles and
adult Black-breasted Buzzard.> > 1000s of woodswallows including 100s of Masked
and White-browed.> > 100s and 100s of Crimson Chats at Bowra and 2 Orange Chats
at lake Bindegolly.> > Good numbers of honeyeaters including Pied and Black
north of Cunnamulla and Pieds at Lake Bindegolly. White-fronted, Grey-headed
and Painted at Bowra.> > White-browed Treecreepers at Bowra (3 and 2) and 2 at
Eulo.> > 4 Groups of Chestnut-crowned and 1 group of 5 Halls Babblers.> > 1
male (singing) Chestnut-breasted Quail-Thrush.> > Stunning views of Bourke’s
(pair) and Mulga (3 pairs) Parrots. 100s and 100s of Budgerigars at Bowra.> > 3
Owlet-nightjars on the road to Cunnamulla and views of Little Buttons Quails at
night down to a few metres. Spotted Nightjars (2) at Bowra.> > 2 Stubble Quails
north of Cunnamulla.> > Other interesting stuff – 2 groups of Ground
Cuckoo-shrikes, 2 Chirruping Wedgebills at Lake Bindegolly, a few Crested
Bellbirds at Bowra, c10 Pink Cockatoos at Bowra and 2 at lake Bindegolly. 4
Banded Lapwings in the middle of Cunnamulla. A few Plum-headed Finches north of
Cunnamulla and in Bowra. A few White-winged Fairy Wrens at Lake Bindegolly,
Red-browed Pardelotes and lots of Thornbills at Bowra – checked lots of
Chestnut-rumped but could not find any Slaty-backed (are they genuinely
recorded from Bowra?)> > Tens of Thousands of water birds of Lake Bindegolly –
even though it’s still far from full.> > Steve has photos of most things
including the Flock Bronzewings and Grey Falcons!> > Get to Bowra soon if you
want to get some fantastic outback birding!> > Kind regardsRob Morris Brisbane,
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