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Resighted on Monday, about 150 metres from March sighting.
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From: Andrew Cockburn <>
Date: 10 March 2018 at 7:55:59 pm AEDT
To: Matthew Larkin <>
Cc: Helen Osmond <>
Subject: Re: [canberrabirds] Aranda bushland yesterday
Hi Matthew
The fairy-wren you sighted was one from the long-term study we have been conducting in the Botanic Gardens since 1986. It would have been ringed in the nest, and have dispersed to find a breeding vacancy. Only females disperse long distances, so it
is either an adult or juvenile female. Such records are of great interest to us. Unfortunately we do not have a bird with the precise colour ring combination you describe. This is commonly the case as the colour combinations we use are increasingly esoteric,
as we have ringed almost 10,000 wrens. They are also prone to fading. It would be very helpful to get a more accurate location for this sighting so we can try to relocate the bird (and hopefully provide you with a full story of the bird's life). Any coordinates
(e.g. map references, lat/long etc) are fine, though some people have sent us Google maps in the past. Verbal descriptions are also helpful, as I am an Aranda resident, and know the bushland pretty well.
With best wishes
Andrew Cockburn
Research School of Biology
Australian National University
0413 637 297
On 10/3/18, 6:32 pm, "Matthew Larkin" <> wrote:
One Rufous Fantail passing through.
Also a juvenile Golden Whistler (obvious rufous in wing), a very quiet Sacred Kingfisher (showing the scaling on breast and the buff on wing coverts of juveniles as described in Oz Bird Guide), a Brown-headed Honeyeater and a colour banded (female
or imm??) Superb Fairy-Wren (R leg red over green; L leg blue over paler blue. Lower left band narrower diameter but longer than other bands)
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