Blue-and-white Flycatchers breed in Japan, and in contiguous areas of south
east Asia. This is, I think the second Australian record. This bird must
have overshot Indonesia. It is also possible that it was a cage bird, on a
ship, and escaped while the ship was off the coast - I'm afraid that they
are a common cage bird being so beautiful. It won't breed here.
Best Regards
Tim Murphy
> -----Original Message-----
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> Sent: Saturday, 16 November 2002 5:34 PM
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> Subject: RE: [BIRDING-AUS] Re: Blue and White Flycatcher at Broome Bird
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>
> Hi,
>
> Ok welll that clears it up for me. So how often do these birds come to
> Australia and where have they been seen. Do they breed here in Australia?
>
> Yours sincerely
> Mr Jade Welch
>
> >From: "Tony Clarke" <>
> >To: "jade welch" <>
> >Subject: RE: [BIRDING-AUS] Re: Blue and White Flycatcher at Broome Bird
> >Observatory
> >Date: Sat, 16 Nov 2002 09:14:07 -0000
> >
> >This is because this bird is a vagrant to Australia from Asia.
> >
> >Cheers,
> >
>
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