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G'day Lorne and birdingozzers,
Just an addition to my report of two Oriental Cuckoos at Samsonvale, SE Qld of
last Thursday, Detlef Davies returned to the same spot the following morning
(26/2/99) and saw an 'hepatic' bird, sadly it did not show again when I
returned over the weekend. Hopefully it might stick around the area for a
while with all this wet weather!
Tom Tarrant
Dayboro, Qld
http://ats.com.au/~aviceda/
lorne wrote:
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> Last friday I went to Cattai NP in Sydney and got a 'hepatic' female
> ORIENTAL CUCKOO, which was terrific.
>
> A BRAND NEW bird for me!!!!!!!!!!
>
> The bird was flighty, wary and didn't let me get close to it. It was a
> rich rufous-brown colour. Strongly barred on belly and tail. Was chased
> by Black-faced Cuckoo-shrikes and Shining Bronze-cuckoos. Had a fast
> direct, hobby like flight. Silent for the four or so minutes I had
> contact with it. Later, when it was some distnace away I heard
> Dollarbird like notes, which may have been the cuckoo, as is mentioned
> in Pizzey and Knight. The illustration in Pizzey and Knight was a
> replica of the bird too.
>
> A rare Sysney bird and an intriguing one!!!
>
> On Friday eve. I got a Powerful Owl at home in Pymble!!!
>
> LORNE.
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