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Oriental Reedwarbler

To: "Whittaker, Mark" <>
Subject: Oriental Reedwarbler
From: (Andrew Taylor)
Date: Mon, 1 Dec 2003 07:44:20 +1100
On Sun, Nov 30, 2003 at 11:02:20PM +1100, Whittaker, Mark wrote:
> Taking part in the Botany Wetlands (in Sydney's eastern suburbs) survey the
> other day, it was pointed out that some field guides have Oriental
> Reedwarblers extending well south of Sydney (whereas Simpson and Day have it
> only as far south as the Fraser Island section of the Queensland coast). I
> was curious to know whether we should be paying closer attention to the many
> birds we've been presuming to be Clamorous Reedwarblers.
> Can anyone tell me how likely we might be to find Orientals in Sydney.
> How different is their call from the Clamorous. 

This article will answer your questions:
http://turnstonenaturediscovery.com.au/documents/barc%20web/ORIENTAL%20REED.htm

There only few confirmed Oriental Reed-Warbler records for Australia -
and several birding-aus contributers are involved.  The closest to
Sydney is Port Macquarie.

Andrew Taylor

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