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Spotted Harrier in the forest

To: Richard Jordan <>
Subject: Spotted Harrier in the forest
From: Tom Tarrant <>
Date: Mon, 23 Mar 2015 21:10:56 +1100
Hi Richard, saw a Swamp Harrier flying down a dense-forest track in
Col-I-Suva National Park on Viti Levu a few years back.
Tom

On 23 March 2015 at 20:42, Richard Jordan <> wrote:

> Hello everyone. I had a strange experience yesterday. Sitting in my office
> at home, on the edge of dense eucalypt forest (rainforest understorey) I
> was astonished to see an adult Spotted Harrier fly past the window into the
> trees. It dodged gracefully amongst the trunks before making a circuit back
> to the house and perching on a nearby branch for 5 minutes (I have some
> nice photos). Has anyone had any experience of a harrier in the forest? I
> have seen Wedge-tailed Eagles performing the same feat. Cheers, Richard
>
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> Richard Jordan
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