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Pin-tailed Snipe at Jerra

To: 'Ian Fraser' <>, Canberra birds <>
Subject: Pin-tailed Snipe at Jerra
From: Chris Davey via Canberrabirds <>
Date: Sat, 11 May 2024 10:48:50 +0000
Congratulations to Peter and Alastair, what a great find. Chris

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Sent: Saturday, 11 May 2024 11:46 AM
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Subject: Pin-tailed Snipe at Jerra

I’ve just been sent a copy of Birds Australia Rarities Committee (BARC) 
Report #1257, regarding a 2022 record of a Pin-tailed Snipe at 
Jerrabomberra, which has just been accepted by the committee. The report 
is not yet available on the BARC website, which appears to be behind due 
to the redesigning of the overall BA website. The record is described in 
the report as ‘remarkable’, unsurprisingly given that it is the first 
substantiated record from the entire east coast of Australia. The 
observers – local birders Alastair Smith and Peter Milburn – noted 
subtle differences from Latham’s Snipe in size, short tail and trailing 
legs, but crucially they also noted the difference in call and were able 
to obtain a usable recording of it on a phone (I find that bit 
remarkable too!) which they then converted to a sonogram. I guess the 
issue now is, was this an ultra-unlikely vagrant, or have they been 
present all along? If the latter, they’re certainly not common or the 
banding studies would presumably have turned one up by now. In any case, 
an excellent piece of field ornithology and follow-up research.

cheers

Ian

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Ian Fraser, 
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Blog: http://ianfrasertalkingnaturally.blogspot.com.au
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