On 2 July this year I saw/photographed a single White-browed Woodswallow at
Gunlom Falls in a group of a dozen or so Masked Woodies. A fairly northerly
record, yes?
John Weigel
On 06/08/2012, at 12:0
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> Date: Mon, 6 Aug 2012 11:09:21 +1000
> From: "Gil Langfield" <>
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> Subject: [Birding-Aus] Dusky Woodswallows near Darwin, NT
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> I have a record of Dusky Woodswallows at Mindil Beach Reserve, Darwin on 3
> July 1986. Until today, I did not realise that they were unusual in the NT.
> So my record may be a case of mistaken identity.
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> Regards,
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> Gil Langfield
> Melbourne, Australia
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> Date: Mon, 06 Aug 2012 10:37:22 +0930
> From: Denise Goodfellow <>
> To: Bas Hensen <>, Birding Aus
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> Subject: Re: [Birding-Aus] sight record of Dusky woodswallow near
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> I recall Martin Schulz saying he'd seen Dusky Woodswallow in the Top End
> back in 1990.
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> On 5/8/12 4:03 PM, "Bas Hensen" <> wrote:
>
>> I posted the following observations on ntbirds a few days back and did not
>> receive too much of a response.
>
> Lightly edited copy: "we saw 2 (dusky)
>> woodswallows in the company of a large flock of Masked birds. They had very
>> contrasting whitish wings and entirely dark blackish body plus tail"....It
>> was
>> only when we checked Simpson & Day that we realised we might be onto
>> something
>> unusual. We saw the birds once more afterwards and they still looked the
>> same,
>> ie. not white-browed, black-faced or little, but looking like dusty!
>
> "They
>> appeared to be the same size as the masked, which were flying with them. We
>> saw many little woodswallows all day, and minutes after sighting the higher
>> flying flock of masked, and these birds were clearly different, with little
>> to
>> no contrast between body and wings.
> We only saw the birds in flight from
>> underneath, so could not see a white streak on the leading edge of the
>> wings.
> My question is: are there any previous records of Dusky in the NT ?
>> Could the somewhat unusual weather pattern with sustained strong SE winds
>> have
>> something to do with it?
> The large flock was in exactly the same
>> area/airspace as the one observed during the Fieldnats excursion on July 8.
>> (namely where the Marakai track crosses the Adelaide river). Hope to hear re
>> woodswallows. Does HANZAB have any records ?" Dominic Funnell was the second
>> observer.
>
> Considering that :
>
> 1. Woodswallows are nomadic
>
> 1. Woodswallows
>> often form mixed flocks
>
> 2. The known ranges of masked and dusky woodswallows
>> show considerable overlap.
>
> Should the occasional sighting of dusky
>> woodswallow in the Top End be much of a surprise?
>
> Comments please
>
> Cheers.
>> Bas Hensen
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> Hi All, does anyone know a contact for Carleen Bush, I lost her e-mail
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