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Hi Birders,
A friend of mind, Janene Luff, was in north-west
Victoria on 15 August 2004 and while travelling along the Yanak-Nhill Rd, near
Hardys Swamp Reserve, saw a kite hovering over the grass which appeared to
have black markings under the wing. She stopped the vehicle and the
Kite flew to a telegraph pole where it sat for a while. She got out her scope
and had clear views of a Black-shouldered Kite type bird which appeared to
have larger eyes. Eventually the Kite flew off and began to hover again and so
the black lines on the underwings in the typical "W" black across the underside
of the wings was clearly seen. She had not seen a Letter-winged Kite before and
was very excited! The Kite dropped to the ground and caught something in the
grass and fed there for a while before moving off.
If any one else is in the area Janene would be
interested to hear if this bird has been subsequently seen again or of any
other Letter-winged Kites that have been seen in the general
area.
Alan Morris
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