I too think they are Swamp Harriers (yes I can't rule out young Spotted
Harriers) and certainly not a Black-breasted Kite (BBK) (Sorry I am lost as
to how did that even become a thought in the subject header when the message
asks about Whistling Kites?) Does not have any BBK features and BBK is
clearly immediately ruled out by them having a long tail....... And they
aren't here. As for Whistling Kites, well if you heard their call and it
came from the birds in the photo I would be very surprised.
Philip
-----Original Message-----
From: Julian Teh
Sent: Sunday, 31 May 2015 7:44 PM
To: shorty
Cc: COG Chatline
Subject: Black-breasted Kite
I think those are Swamp Harriers :)
Black-breasted Buzzard (kite) would be a pretty exceptional ACT record!!!
Julian
> On 31 May 2015, at 7:41 pm, shorty <> wrote:
>
> I have seen that on E-Bird that a sighting was made of this bird.
> I also saw the same observation but thought that they were Whistling Kites
( i heard their call )
> Light was poor but i took a pic anyway, still think they are W Kites but
would love the tick.
> Can anyone confirm from this lousy pic?
>
>
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