Howdy Folks,
Having now downloaded my pics from the camera I can see a lot more
details than I had with the naked eye. The Rail in question is
definitely a Buff-banded Rail, not a Lewin's. It seems to be a
pretty dark colouration compared to the P&K illustration, and in
flight it definitely looked just like the illustration, but in the
pics there is clearly the white "eyebrow" and a clear buff band
across the chest which I didn't see. It was late in the day and a
lot of bright water behind it, so that's my excuse and I'm sticking
to it. <grin>
So false alarm on the Lewin's. Apologies to all. I'm still pleased
to have sited the Buff-banded Rail anyway. It's definitely a rarity
for me. I do have some pics of various birds out there if any are
interested in seeing any of them?
Cheers.
Paul T.
Higins, ACT.
From: "Paul T." <>
Subject: [canberrabirds] West Beconnen Pond?
I'm not sure whether this is of note or not, but there was, as far
as I could tell, a Lewin's Rail skulking at the water's edge right
near that platform/filter thing. If flew to the water's edge at one
point when a dog went by as I was arriving. It had a dark
body/wings with red head (just like the glight illustration in the
Pizzey and Knight Field Guide) and then skulked along the edge for
about 5 minutes before darting into the grass when a duck came
close. It never reappeared after that. I think it was a Lewin's
judging by the illustration in P&K, as I am not that familiar with
water birds so I had to come home and have a look at the book to
work out which one it was. Definitely a red head, and definitely a
solidly dark body, at least to my eyes. I have some photos from a
distance, but haven't got them off my camera as yet to see whether
there are any other features I can glean from them.
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