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Subject: Darwin bird news
From: "Niven" <>
Date: Mon, 11 Feb 2002 17:27:24 +0930
Hello all
probably not a good subject line since there's not a great deal of 
news up here at the moment. Rain has come at last after almost 
the driest January in Darwin's recorded history, and the unusually 
dry swamps have started to fill again.
Darwin sewage works isn't too bad at the moment, with lots of 
ducks (mainly Wandering and Plumed Whistling-Ducks) hanging 
around rather late, presumably due to the dry weather. There are 
also four Little Ringed Plovers (had up to 7 last Wet Season), a few 
Yellow Wagtails and more Whiskered Terns than I've seen before 
at this time of year. There was a Black Bittern in the drain just 
outside the gate the other day as well. No sign of Red-rumped 
Swallows yet, though I'm still hopeful the ones seen at Newcastle 
Waters near Tennant Creek will show up here. I'm hopeful too that 
a nice raft of gulls will turn up like they have in Broome!
Happy Birding
Niven
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