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Swift Parrots in Hastings from 1600hrs onwards ...

To: John Gamblin <>,
Subject: Swift Parrots in Hastings from 1600hrs onwards ...
From: Laurie Living <>
Date: Wed, 17 Apr 2002 21:50:23 +1000
Hi John

Saw 10-15 Swifties passing through Narre Warren on Cranbourne- Narre
road[40 kms east of Melbourne] yesterday 8.30am.

These birds may have been at Hastings.

Cheers

Laurie Living

John Gamblin wrote:

> G'day Edwin,
>
> Tonight's count was only 53? they must be on their way
> to you eh? wouldn't it be great to know of the entire
> route taken, the way they go up the Eastern Seaboard
> by these beaut little ones eh? they seem to have a
> good knack of flying in low light conditions? I think
> I've found their local marker tree? they must use this
> tree when flying in from Tassie? it's very very tall
> here in Hastings, and as is now, very bright red with
> flowers abounding it ..... a very very olde flowering
> gum tree which when they reach it suddenly becomes
> thee most noisey tree you have ever heard :^D they are
> great little fella's that battle on despite what we
> humans do to them eh?
>
> Take Care and give me your snail mail addy again could
> you .....
>
> JAG De Whag
> =======================================================
> Edwin Vella <> wrote:
>
> Good on you John on reporting your sighting. That
> beats my highest count of c250 in the Capertee Valley.
> Have not seen them yet in Sydney.
>
> Edwin
>
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