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I escaped for a quick day out at the above sites on
the northern beaches of Sydney today. The strong breezes didn't help much,
but managed a goodish list. Of interest (amongst what I would count
as "the usual suspects"):
At Long Reef:
3 Whimbrels
6+ Golden Plovers
1 Jaeger sp (Pomarine I think)
offshore
1 Black Browed Albatross (in very
close)
Lots of shearwaters further out
At Warriewood Wetlands:
2 Brown Goshawks
1 Buff Banded Rail
1 Great Egret
4 Black Faced Monarchs
1 Tawny Grassbird. (Was flushed from swampy
patch of grass, and unusually sat in the open on the rail of the boardwalk for
20 seconds before a visiting Sacred Kingfisher decided to dive bomb it, when it
promptly disappeared into the reeds, not to be seen again!)
Cheers
Tom Wilson
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