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About
2 pm today I could hear a flock of Woodswallows, high over my house. I
tried really hard, but even with clear skies and with binoculars I could not see
any of them. It raised the question as to where they were. Given that I could
not see them, they were probably several hundred metres away. I note
that as sound travels at about 330 metres per second, the time it took for
the sound to reach me, they may not have still been where I thought they were
when the sound was issued. But maybe just too high to see. Either way I don't
know which species, or how many, so I think I'll need to wait till I get a
better view to put them on my GBS Chart. I suspect they would be (mainly) White-browed Woodswallows as I don't think the Dusky
makes the same chirp sound.
Philip
Veerman
24 Castley
Circuit
Kambah ACT
2902
02 - 62314041
A flock of at least 30 Woodswallows, high over
Wybalena Grove Cook at 17.35. The few I could identify were White-browed.
Heading slowly north-west.
There was also a flock here on Sunday but coming
down to treetop level and even landing briefly in the trees. (An incidental
record for the blitz).
cheers
Nicki Taws
02 6251 0303
0408 210
736
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