G'day all
Warm with a strong northerly here at present with a cold front approaching from
the west later today. Perfect woodswallow weather and sure enough a flock of
30-40 just flew over (mid afternoon). I couldn't see them well but they were
very pale underneath - probably Masked Woodswallows. Neither this nor the
White-browed occur often in this part of the world. My records are as follows:
1 Dec 1986 - Two W-b at Pastoral and Veterinary Institute
5 Oct 1991 - 100's flocking over Hamilton (similar day to today). Mostly W-b
but about 1 in 20 were Masked.
16 Oct 1997 - Three W-b at Pastoral and Veterinary Institute
The woodswallows in general are great birds. I always enjoy seeing them.
Cheers
Steve
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Steve Clark
45 Carmichael Street, Hamilton, Victoria, 3300
www.ansonic.com.au/clarks/sw_birds.htm
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