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Hi Birders,
Edwin Vella asked if anyone was seeing Swifts in
NSW.
My first White-throated Needletails for the season
were seen on the Twitchathon on 27 October at Munmorah SRA 30+ but others saw
them on the same day at Norahville heaths, near Nelsons Bay and further
north. 30+ seen Freemans Hill, Munmorah SRA 14 November, and at home at
Chittaway on 18 November 6 seen ahead of the current storms on the
Coast.There has been one report of one Fork-tailed Swift so far this
season.
As yet I have seen no seabirds off course, not have
I heard of any others being seen elsewhere. The Little Tern colony at
Bongil Creek, Coffs Harbour has almost been wiped out by the high seas and the
weather has probably impacted on other Little Tern colonies. It has been too wet
and windy to check on the local colony at Karagi Pt The Entrance.
Alan Morris
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