Bristle-thighed Curlew, Red-rumped Swallow

[Rafael Furniss <>]

Lawrie,

I was leafing through my battered copy of "Where to find birds in North- 
East Queensland" (by Jo Wieneke) the other day when my eye happened to 
fall on the "VERY RARE - ACCIDENTALS - FEW RECORDS" pages. The 2 species 
that jumped out at me were Red-rumped Swallow and Bristle-thighed Curlew. 
The book was printed in 1992, so perhaps you weren't the first person 
to see one. When I get a chance, I'll contact Jo about the who/where/when
info on the sighting(s). Perhaps there is a slightly better than expected 
chance of future sightings.

Cheers,

Rafael
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