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White-fronted Chats at Newington Armory in Sydney

To: Peter Marsh <>
Subject: White-fronted Chats at Newington Armory in Sydney
From: Alistair McKeough <>
Date: Mon, 27 Apr 2009 08:24:42 +1000
Fantastic Peter - and a well deserved "reward" for volunteering.

Alistair

2009/4/26 Peter Marsh <>

> Dear Birders,
> I was a volunteer at the Birds Australia Discovery Centre today. Walking
> into the centre from the car park beside the wharf at the end of Jamieson
> Street, Sydney Olympic Park, one passes an open grassed area known as the
> Parade Ground on the left hand side. Walking past the ground this morning I
> noticed 4 White-fronted Chats. I went back after lunch, when the stream of
> visitors tot he centre had tailed off and I could leave my co-volunteer on
> her own, and found the Chats were still there. I did not have binoculars but
> the birds were feeding in the grass quite close to the road. I was able to
> easily identify 6 males and 2 females.
>
> I have previously seen these lovely birds in the salt marsh near the
> Newington Armory but only when assisting with an Olympic Park Authority
> survey. This is the first time I have seen the birds out in a publicly
> accessible area. From the surveys that have been done it is possible that I
> was seeing the whole of the Sydney population of White-fronted Chats on the
> parade ground today.
>
> Another good reason for visiting the BA DC!
>
> Peter Marsh
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