On Wollongong pelagic so brief
Fwiw I got the red-romp swallow 8 January that cArole reported days earlier at
nth mossman. Best birds today have been white necked p and long tailed jaeger.
Cheers. John
John
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> On 22 Feb 2014, at 12:12 pm, "Mike Carter" <> wrote:
>
> Hi Alan, depending on where you were and time of year the streaked swallows
> you saw in Indonesia are just as, or more likely to have been, the
> non-migratory Striated Swallow. They are slightly larger and more heavily
> streaked but safest way of distinguishing them from Red-rumped Swallow is the
> colour of the underwing coverts; orange-rufous in Red-rumped, white in
> Striated. Did you see that character? There are other more subtle
> distinctions such as extent of collar but I'd have to look up my notes to be
> more explicit. Red-rumped Swallows don't usually depart Australia until end
> of March so you and others should be able to enjoy them for a while yet. This
> species seems less frequently reported in recent years but a BARC submission
> isn't required. If you have any photos I'd like to see them.
>
> Mike Carter
> 30 Canadian Bay Road
> Mount Eliza VIC 3930
> Tel (03) 9787 7136
>
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