Hi Dion and others,
I'm told by Mike Carter that Nick Day visited the site this morning and
could not find the bird. He also reported that there are usually many Aust
Shelduck in the area but this morning there were none. May be worth another
look in the next day or two.....
Cheers
Rohan
Rohan Clarke
PhD Candidate
'Conservation Biology of the Black-eared Miner'
Department of Zoology
La Trobe University
Bundoora Vic. 3083
Tel 03 9479 1672
Fax 03 94791551
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-----Original Message-----
From: Dion Hobcroft
Sent: Sunday, 2 December 2001 12:46
To:
Subject: Paradise Shelduck
Has anyone confirmed the Paradise Shelduck seen by Barbara Burns at Phillip
Island. This could be a first mainland record or perhaps an escape. A lone
tame bird sitting on a beach after a week of gales makes for interesting
conjecture. There certainly are captive Paradise Shelducks in Australia but
then New Zealand has recorded several vagrant Australian Shelducks. Sounds
worth checking out.
Dion
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