I have just hung up clothes on the wash line and whilst doing so heard the familiar chirps of WS flocks and as often with them I could not see them but had
read these notices. So I went inside to grab the binoculars. Luckily timing in this case. Just as I got out again, the flock flew over my home wheeling around and not very high (maybe 100 metres). First flock of about 50 birds, the majority (about 30) were
Masked Woodswallows, the rest White-browed Woodswallows. They were travelling vaguely SE to NW. About 5 minutes later another flock of about 30 mostly Masked Woodswallows again. Travelling in same direction. Though I don’t really know if it was 2 separate
collections or whether they had been flying over for more of the day.
Philip
(in west Kambah)
From: Mark Clayton [
Sent: Sunday, 4 October 2015 12:15 PM
To: 'Marnix Zwankhuizen'; 'Nicki Taws'
Cc: 'COG Chatline'
Subject: RE: [canberrabirds] Species return
This morning (Sunday) at about 1130, a flock of 25 White-browed Woodswallows flew in a roughly northerly direction over my Kaleen House. Last Friday there was a Scared Kingfisher calling in “The Sanctuary” at
Tidbinbilla Nature Reserve.
Mark
From: Marnix Zwankhuizen [
Sent: Sunday, 4 October 2015 11:40 AM
To: Nicki Taws
Cc: Mark Clayton; COG Chatline
Subject: Re: [canberrabirds] Species return
I first heard then saw a flock of 9 White-browed Woodswallows pass over my place in Forde just now. They were heading towards Bonner.
On 1 Oct 2015, at 8:25 AM, Nicki Taws <> wrote:
I heard Bee-eaters, high up over Cook at about 2pm heading south – the same ones maybe?
Nicki
From: Mark Clayton
Sent: Wednesday, September 30, 2015 2:56 PM
To: 'COG Chatline'
Subject: [canberrabirds] Species return
At 1:20 pm today a group of 10 Rainbow Bee-eaters flew in circles over my house in Kaleen for about a minute and a half. No Woodswallow species yet though.
Mark
