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Buff-banded Rail in Tuggeranong

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Subject: Buff-banded Rail in Tuggeranong
From: "Philip Veerman" <>
Date: Thu, 8 Dec 2011 14:34:16 +1100
Today I had about 30 minutes available in Tuggeranong, so I went to the
little marshy pond behind the dog training area on Rowland Rees Crescent,
near the Tuggeranong Town Centre. I parked the car next to the archives
building to look down on the pond. I didn't get out of the car. I would
suggest that as a strategy. Very little there for the first ten minutes.
Then a Buff-banded Rail appeared at the edge of the reeds though in full
view for about 15 minutes. It would have been very photogenic, if I had a
camera. It spent most of the time preening, walked out onto the pond once
and lifted its wings then went back. I last saw it as it flew over the pond
towards me to disappear in the long grass just inside the fence. Also in the
middle of that time a Baillon's Crake walked across the pond. I found a
Spotted Crake at this little pond on the "blitz" day.

By pure coincidence Bill Graham came to visit me yesterday to talk about his
wish to look over the long term records of the Buff-banded Rail.

Philip Veerman
24 Castley Circuit
Kambah  ACT  2902

02 - 62314041



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