birding-aus more crakes

[Rod Gardner <>]

Hi everybody,

After the fall of crakes and rails at Maroubra, Sydney, over the Easter
weekend, David Mitford and I thought we'd see what was about at the more
rallidae-likely spot of Eastlakes golf course, which has extensive
wetlands, and which is a few kilometers west of Maroubra. We covered just
some of the wetlands, and located six Spotless Crakes, four of which we
enticed out with a tape, two giving crippling views. There were also calls
in two places of what must have been Australian Crakes from the field
guide/HANZAB descriptions (didn't have a tape for that species). Baillon's
may well also be there, which would complete the set for Sydney :).


Rod Gardner


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