A pair of Spotless were there together this morning. Not easy
to snap together. Martyn tells me he counted 3 of the little chaps the other
day
From: Geoffrey Dabb [
Sent: Wednesday, 27 August 2008 6:32 PM
To:
Subject: FW: [canberrabirds] BBR
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 [
Sent: Wednesday, 27 August 2008 1:40 PM
To:
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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