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Birdline Australia
Published sightings for the week ending 26 Jun 2011.
| Fri 24 Jun
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Flock Bronzewing,
Derby, Ashmore Reef
Anyone interested in seeing Flock Bronzewing, now is a good time to head towards Derby. A flock of about a 100 have been hanging around about 120km southeast of Derby (just south of the Great Northern Hwy). On the 17th Jeff Turpin and I saw a large flock of over 170 birds and there are probably a lot more in the local area. The Fitzroy River black-soil floodplain at Camballin would probably also be a great place look for Flock Bronzewing at the moment. Lots of Black-breasted Buzzards (6 seen along 20km), Bustards and Australian Pratincoles are also in the area.
Richard King
Richard King per B-Aus
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| Sat 18 Jun
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New Zealand Storm-Petrel
Southport Pelagic - off the shelf, Queensland
Notes to follow from full report by Paul Walbridge. I will circulate photos for comment later.
Rob Morris (and all on board inc. Paul Walbridge)
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| Fri 17 Jun
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Orange Bellied Parrot **4**
WTP 270s Borrow Pits, Victoria
Earlier in the week I posted a photo of a pair of OBP's.
Yesterday I again photographed a pair of OBP's in the same vicinity and the same time as the previous time. However, when examining the photos last evening I formed the view that the 2nd pair were perhaps different to the first pair in so far as the orange belly on the male appeared brighter (see photo). This morning I returned to the site to test my theory that there were more than 2 and to my amazement there were in fact 4 birds flying and resting in the bushes together. Photos of all 4 together were difficult due to windy conditions and the fact that they were in larger bushes. However I felt that this sighting should be reported to you as 4 are better than 2!
Hedley Earl
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