A typical watcher’s view after 3
hours at Crake Alley
From: Geoffrey Dabb [
Sent: Friday, September 15, 2006
9:18 AM
To:
Subject: RE: [canberrabirds] Kelly's
Swamp: Baillon's Crake, Buff-banded Rail
Yesterday also fleeting glimpses of 2
Spotless, Crake Alley, ESBs nest-building in casuarinas nearby, being given
hard time by New Hollands
From:
[
Sent: Friday, September 15, 2006 8:52
AM
To:
Subject: [canberrabirds] Kelly's
Swamp: Baillon's Crake, Buff-banded Rail
Yesterday evening a Baillon's Crake right below Cygnus hide foraging
along the muddy water's edge. Best views I have ever had of this species. Then
5 minutes later at 'Crake Alley' a brief 2 second glimpse of a Buff-banded Rail
before it retreated into the reeds.
Cheers
Marnix
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