Fw: [canberrabirds] Kelly crakes

Should have waited a little longer...
I got to the inlet channel around 6.15
(I believe I passed you Ian on the way) and stayed until 6.45. I saw the
Baillon's Crake, which didnt seem to mind wandering around in the
open for the duration. A Spotless Crake showed itself several times,
and I didnt have to wait long for the immature Buff-banded Rail
to show itself. I then got several extended views. I then wandered around
to Cygnus hide to watch the Black-winged Stilt. The usual ducks
and dotterels were there (as mentioned in the past). On the far shore (SW)
I watched another Buff-banded Rail wander in and among the tall
grass and mudflat. Other birds in the fringing vegetation of Kelly's Swamp
were 2 New Holland Honeyeaters, several Rufous Whistlers,
Cisticolas and Double-barred Finches. As I left I heard a
Little Corella fly over and encountered Kevin Windle on his way
to check out the rails/crakes.

Cheers
Marnix
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"Ian Fraser" <>

19/01/2005 06:49 PM

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Subject	Re: [canberrabirds] Kelly crakes
Classification

This evening, 2 Spotteds, plus the Spotless and the
juvenile Baillon's. No
rail...

Harvey's tree-climbing exploits have given me an idea!
(Unfortunately these
days I'm better at ideas than climbing trees; sadly that gives some idea
of
how my arboreal aptitude has degenerated.)  Would not an elevated
crake hide
at the channel be a wondrous thing?!

cheers

Ian
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