Hi Jude
Have you considered a White-plumed Honeyeater?  They are common on the Murray 
and the phonetics you have described do fit the call.
Kind regards
Judith
Judith Hoyle
Brisbane, QLD
0437549301
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> Date: Sun, 9 Dec 2012 01:57:29 -0500
> Subject: Re: [Birding-Aus] ID please
> 
> Thanks Tim
> But I'm afraid it's not a noisy Friarbird .. I'm familiar with that call as 
> we have the birds at home.
> Since leaving the Murray River about 4 days ago, I've not heard the call 
> anywhere.
> Never mind .. I will just go through my various CD's .. it might pop up 
> somewhere.
> Thanks for replying.
> Jude
> 
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Tim Dolby <>
> To: Jude Latt <>; birding-aus <>
> Sent: Thu, Dec 6, 2012 2:30 pm
> Subject: RE: [Birding-Aus] ID please
> 
> 
> Hi Jude. Not sure if anyone has got back to you - by the description of your 
> call, and its location, I'm thinking that it's possibly a Noisy Friarbird. 
> There 
> is a good recording at the Birds in Backyard website - see
> http://www.birdsinbackyards.net/species/Philemon-corniculatus.
> 
> Cheers,
> 
> Tim
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> Sent: Wednesday, December 05, 2012 6:02 PM
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> Subject: [Birding-Aus] ID please
> 
> I am on holdiay from Qld on route to Tassy.
> I'm camped on the Murray River very close to the town of Cobram Victoria
> I keep hearing a call but for the life of me can't see the bird for the 
> 1000's 
> of Red River Gums
> I seem to hear the call very close to the river and not back towards the town 
> levy bank.
> Unfortunately I've not been able to record the sound but I'm hoping someone 
> might know
> 
> Cocka Whet   Cocka Whet  Cocka Whet    then a break and then repeated again 
> with 
> a break etc.
> 
> 
> Jude
> Burpengary Qld
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> ________________________________________
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> Sent: Wednesday, December 05, 2012 6:02 PM
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> Subject: [Birding-Aus] ID please
> 
> I am on holdiay from Qld on route to Tassy.
> I'm camped on the Murray River very close to the town of Cobram Victoria
> I keep hearing a call but for the life of me can't see the bird for the 
> 1000's 
> of Red River Gums
> I seem to hear the call very close to the river and not back towards the town 
> levy bank.
> Unfortunately I've not been able to record the sound but I'm hoping someone 
> might know
> 
> Cocka Whet   Cocka Whet  Cocka Whet    then a break and then repeated again 
> with 
> a break etc.
> 
> 
> Jude
> Burpengary Qld
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