With all that planted cover and, er, nutrient-rich stormwater
inflow, there could be a permanent population of rails there. This is the BBR
from this afternoon. As I recall, a few years ago there was a plurality at
that unpromising pond near the O’Connor shops, and I think Lindsay H had one in
his backyard at leafy Jerrabomberra Acres. The Spotless seems to have
displaced the Spotted as the ‘common’ crake.
From: John Giacon
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Sent: Wednesday, 27 August 2008 1:40 PM
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Subject: [canberrabirds] spotless crake +
at the corner of Dawes and Printers, Kingston foreshore,
this morning at 11.30 , spotless crake and buff banded rail; seen when
looking west from the first bridge; crake on pile of leaves at water's edge;
rail wandering around;
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