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Over the last week weather has been "cloudy and
humid" locally, bringing the first real Swift activity for the season. I noted a
few needletails a week back feeding over cane fields south of Mossman and their
numbers did not increase over two days. The third day large numbers of
Fork-tailed Swifts arrived and along with needletails would have made at least
300 birds (although difficult to estimate) Last Monday
morning near South Mossman River I witnessed for the first time "swifts at
play". Large numbers of the needletails were cruising in a relaxed manner at
about 200 metres and would would break off in twos to fours and playfully fly in
tandem formation. They appeared completely relaxed as none of this happened at
high speed. I regret that I didn't have more time to share the moment a
little longer.
Del. Richards, Fine Feather Tours, Mossman,
NQ.
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