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Straw-necked Ibis - Tuggeranong area and help with Falcon ID please

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Subject: Straw-necked Ibis - Tuggeranong area and help with Falcon ID please
From: "Esme Barker & Bruce Ramsay" <>
Date: Tue, 9 Jan 2007 10:38:57 +1100
Yesterday afternoon at abt 4.45 in the Tuggeranong Town Park there was a group of 7 S-n Ibis on the "lawn" near Anketell St and about 100 metres away a solitary bird out of sight of them behind a grassy rise in the Park. And around 6pm Sunday there were 3 S-n Ibis on the Banks oval.
 
Also Sunday mid-afternoon, flying low and direct across the roadway between Kellys ex-Swamp and Fyshwick Sewerage Ponds was a large dark-brown falcon which exhibited a very prominent dark yellow mark on the face or side of neck region. As I was driving I only really got a glimpse so haven't got much more detail than that. It was more "bulleting" along (if that makes sense) on outstretched wings with only a couple of stiff, shallow wingbeats. It was heading to the Ponds with obvious purpose, but by the time I got the car parked any explosion of waterbirds had either ceased or never took place. My raptor identification skills are not good, so any ID help would be greatly appreciated - I guess the possibilities could be a dark Brown Falcon or an immature Peregrine.
 
Thanks,
Bruce
 
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