Having seen it in full sun early yesterday (on the right rock) I saw a very
dark head with a greenish tinge. There was a LOT of white on the underside -
too much for a HArdhead - with a very clear line between the white and the
chest. Seemed to lack the "streaky" brown flanks I have seen in Pochard
pictures though.
First time I went down to see it (last Thu) there was alos a bird on the
rock but that was definitely a HArdhead.
ANd I guess the jury is still out as to what it is - Pochard or Hybrid??
From: Jennifer Spry <>
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To: "" <>
Subject: Re: [BIRDING-AUS] WTP Baer's Pochard
Date: Tue, 13 Jul 2004 21:31:25 +1000
Sorry Tim, I am a virgo and can't help asking "those" questions.
I mean, really, the bird I saw was even sitting on the "right" rock, the
one where all the other sightings have been made - so it must have been
the Baerd's; wasn't it? Well, at least, at 8:00 am it was.
in jest ?
Jen
Timothy Hyde wrote:
> Oooh Jen!!
>
> donít spoil a perfectly good twitch
>
> with sensible questions !
>
> in jest ?
>
> Timothy Hyde
>
> Blue Mountains / (and far too many days from getting back to
> the) CaperteeValley - NSW
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From:
> On Behalf Of Jennifer
> Spry
> Sent: Tuesday, 13 July 2004 8:27 PM
> To:
> Subject: Re: [BIRDING-AUS] WTP Baer's Pochard
>
> Hi,
>
> I am curious as to what people are seeing when they say "it was
> there".
>
> Is the bird we are looking for in full plumage as some reports have
> suggested or is the bird in rather worn moult as others have
> suggested. I am just curious as I am planning to go down and look
> again this weekend.
>
> Last weekend I thought I saw it in the early morning light but as the
> sun rose and the cloud moved over, the bird seemed to morph from a
> Baer's with glossy russet breast and strongly demarkated glossy
> black/green head into a strongly marked Hardhead in new solid russet
> brown plumage.
>
> thanks
>
> Jen
>
> wrote:
>
>>
>> It was still on the rocks between 9:30 - 10:30 this morning.
>>
>> Lighting was poor but i managed to get a few photos if anyones
>> interested.
>>
>> Thanks Dave for reporting this so early.
>>
>> Peter
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> "Dave Torr" <>
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>>
>>
>> It was there at 0745 this morning on the rock in Lake Borrie in full
>> sun -
>> just preening itself.
>>
>>
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