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Hi Michael
I have Bob Forsyth's checklist of the Lake Camooweal birds and Spotless
Crake and Buff-banded Rail are not on the list. I was out birding with Bob today
and the Buff-banded Rail approached us both quite closely. Apparently it is seen
more regularly at the Sewage ponds. The Spotless Crake seems to be real rarity
here though. Perhaps just one certain sighting at the ponds. The finch I saw had
a black bill and square tail and hence I assumed it was a Black-throated, but
I'm still very much a beginner as far as Australian birds are concerned and am
happy to be corrected. My hide is a hinged, collapsible, hessian covered box
about a cubic sq. metre and I have spent many hours in it this week at the edge
of the reeds on a "wait and see" basis. That is how I was able to photograph the
Spotless Crake which fossicked out at the edge of the reeds on a couple of
occasions.
Don Hadden
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