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Any swifts in ACT?

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Subject: Any swifts in ACT?
From: (Nicki Taws)
Date: Tue, 1 Mar 2005 14:31:16 +1100
Half a dozen W-t Ndltails over Cook in early Feb, the 8th I think.
Nicki

>I thought I was just being blind in not seeing any associated with the
storms this season but did eventually see four Needletails over Kippax
shops early in February during a storm build-up - regret did not note the
date.

Joe

At 09:30 AM 1/03/2005 +1100, Harvey Perkins wrote:
>>Have any of you noted W-tN (or even FtS) over Canberra this summer?
>
>The only swifts (White-throated Needletails) I've seen in the ACT this
>year were 6 flying low over my brother's place in Gooreen St (Reid) on 20
>Feb (about 13:30 h I think - unsettled conditions with drizzle, winged
>termites in mass nuptial flight).
>
>Only others I've seen all summer were 9 over Crookhaven Heads (near Nowra)
>on 29 Jan.
>
>Harvey


-- 
Nicki Taws
6251 0303


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