canberrabirds

forked tailed swifts?

To: 'Ash Allnutt' <>, 'Alison Mackerras' <>
Subject: forked tailed swifts?
From: Sue Beatty <>
Date: Fri, 18 Jan 2019 01:02:33 +0000

Also a few circling over Weston/Rivett

 

From: Ash Allnutt <>
Sent: Friday, 18 January 2019 11:42 AM
To: Alison Mackerras <>
Cc: canberrabirds <>
Subject: Re: [canberrabirds] forked tailed swifts?

 

There have been up to 50 circling over Watson this morning too. Some bad photos on eBird: https://ebird.org/australia/view/checklist/S51774512

 

Ash

 

On Fri, Jan 18, 2019 at 11:38 AM Alison Mackerras <> wrote:

Thanks indeed. Visible over Weston Creek.  I think there are more than
10, possibly several dozen but impossible to count accurately.

Alison Mackerras

On 18/1/19 11:00 am, Philip Veerman wrote:
> Wow great timing and thanks for that. Yes about 10 Fork-tailed Swifts
> flying circles fairly low over my home right now. And yes I am 100% sure.
>
> Philip Veerman
>
> 24 Castley Circuit
>
> Kambah  ACT  2902
>
> *From:*Jenny Smits [
> *Sent:* Friday, 18 January, 2019 10:40 AM
> *To:* Canberra Birds
> *Subject:* [canberrabirds] forked tailed swifts?
>
> I am not 100% sure, but there are some forked-tailed white-arsed swifty
> looking birds circling over Kambah and Wanniassa at the moment, if
> anyone else is looking to the skies - no chance for my camera unfortunately.
>
> jen smits
>

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