Tom Tarrant wrote:
>I've heard 4 'singing' males here at Lake Samsonvale in one evening a couple
of
>years ago.......seeing them was another story, though!
But Tom, have you ever seen a group of 6 out taking the evening air together
within a few metres? I thought not.
Bob and I after our chat have concluded that the birds seen were in all
liklihood
Spotted Crakes. The swamp at Belmont Common has been crawling with birders
for the last month; I've been there about once a week in that time. On my last
visit I walked out into the centre & sat down there for a few hours - plently
of Spotted & Spotless Crakes - but alas no gatherings of Lewin's Rails.
The concentrations of Lewin's Rail reported from Qld (Tom Tarrant), NSW (Rod
Gardner) and South Australia (Tony Russell) are not generally seen/heard here
in south-central Victoria. They may exist, but are not documented (yet).
L.
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