I’m unsure as to the intention of the question –
location, date, frequency, flying low or over a river and is “Eur” Uriarra?
Obviously Pelicans will be flying low when arriving or leaving the water, yes
they also fly low some distance over rivers and lakes. I have seen this
sometimes at Kambah Pool one flying for several hundred metres (till out of
sight) along the river only a metre or two above it. Over places away from
water they will usually fly high but that varies, probably according to how
much warm air there is. I have an obs from my home on last year’s GBS chart
of 3 flying very low over my home.
Philip
From: Robin Hide [ Sent:
Monday, 18 May 2015 1:54 PM To: Subject:
RE: [canberrabirds] pelicans
And in Jan this year, the COG
outing to Uriarra (Bruce Lindenmayer) reported:
http://canberrabirds.org.au/trips/uriarra-2/
“At Uriarra Crossing West we recorded….. a flock
of 11 Australian
Pelican overhead”.
Admittedly not “low over river” , but in the
vicinity.
Robin
From: Robin Hide [ Sent:
Monday, 18 May 2015 1:26 PM To:
Subject:
RE: [canberrabirds] pelicans
Nearly two years ago (22 Nov 2013), I saw this one at
Uriarra.
Robin Hide
-----Original Message-----From: Con
Boekel Sent:
Monday, 18 May 2015 1:03 PM To:
Subject: pelicans
Susan
Not very scientific but I believe that I have been at or
near Uriarra Crossing about 50 times during the last 25 years without seeing a
Pelican.
regards
Con
On 18/05/2015 11:30 AM, Suzanne EDGAR wrote:
> Is it a bit unusual to see one flying low over river
@ Eur. Crossing?
> Sz
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Rosemary
