Further to Tim's earlier message - Swamp Harrier is definitely not an
option - in /jizz/ this bird is a small eagle, soaring & turning tightly
on flat wings - no wafting about with wings in a deep vee. My first
impression at distance was Little Eagle, until I saw the tail, etc.
On 27/12/10 8:07 PM, Lawrie Conole wrote:
Hi there
My library tells me that Short-toed Eagles (/Circaetus gallicus/)
migrate as far south as Timor, so Australia is not much of a stretch
(certainly not 8,500km out of range!) - though getting as far south as
Geelong is a bit unexpected.
I recall being in a convoy of birders that included Margaret Cameron
and other notables, somewhere out in Victoria's Western District
/circa/ 1979-1980 - the consensus of the birders who had some
experience outside Australia then was that the odd raptor we saw that
day was a Short-toed Eagle.
I'd love for some people to see the bird and confirm the ID ...
--
Lawrie Conole
Northcote 3070 AUSTRALIA
lconole[at]gmail.com
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