Just when I'd decided that my southside colleagues were being totally
self-indulgent, they relented and released the swifts to those of us
waiting (barely) patiently north of the lake.
From 1930 - 2015 the sky was 'on again off again' full of F-t Ss over
Turner. They were impossible to count with any confidence - a single
bird would swing across the entire visible sky and beyond. At the peak
there were probably at least 50 at once. The general trend, though very
inconsistent, was to the north, though the sky would empty to the west
or east, then more would appear from the south, so it was impossible to
say if it was a steady S-N movement or they were swinging in large
circles.
Whichever, it was very fine indeed (as Geoff Duggan has already nicely
expressed), particularly since I've been waiting here for them since 1986!
Not a single Spine-tailed/Needletail did I see.
stay warm, all!
Ian
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Environment Tours; Vertego Environmental Wordsmithing
GPO Box 3268, Canberra, ACT 2601
ph: 61 2 6249 1560 fax: 61 2 6247 3227
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