Ross, you wrote a great message,
Thanks for that, shows the point and it gave me a great laugh. Really
lightened a load. Excellent stuff. So long as there are the Bs around to
enjoy and write about.
-----Original Message-----
From: ross whiteford <>
To: Birding-aus <>
Date: Wednesday, 20 January 1999 22:17
Subject: Re: SIPO at Ballina
>So there is a SIPO near Ballina. And some OZPO's. Well, here in the
>Riverland we are currently watching PC's (or MMC's if you learnt your birds
>some time ago). We also suffer WTE's, MF, RP's with occasional RLW's,
>SBP's, BEM's and those ever present WWC's and AB's. But most of all we
>have
>plenty of G's.
>It keeps us interested.
>Cheers,
>Ross Whiteford
>-----Original Message-----
>From: David Stewart <>
>To:
>Date: Tuesday, 19 January 1999 16:40
>Subject: SIPO at Ballina
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>>SIPO observed pm 19 January with Mike Carter, Bo Totterman and my son
>Alistair.
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>>Beach south of Ballina can be accessed via Boundary Road off Pacific
>Highway
>>5kms south of Wardell bridge or Paddys beach access to the north. This
>beach
>>is 17kms long and the Oystercatchers were between these two accesses. A
4x4
>>vehicle is required for beach access otherwise you may have a very long
>walk.
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>>We were fortunate enough to see SIPO with two OZPO's, but just up the
beach
>>was a large flock of 62 OZPO's with quite a few juveniles. Refer to Mike
>>Carters article in the Spring 98 issue of Australian Birding. The bird is
>>difficult to pick on the ground , but in flight the Greenshank like rump,
>>obvious white upper wing bar and much more white in the underwing is
>clearly
>>obvious. This is of course when SIPO is flying with OZPO's.
>>
>>David Stewart
>>
>>
>>David Stewart
>>P O Box 256
>>Mullumbimby NSW 2482
>>PH/FAX 02 66840127
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