Hi all,
I was down at Werribee some time ago and had one of those drive by encounters
that makes one turn the car for a second look.
Down by the Conservation Ponds I thought I saw an Osprey so, did the turn around
thing and went back. The bird, as they always do, was leaving and I did not get
a
good second look. As Osprey seemed so unlikely I wrote it off as a young Sea
Eagle. I was not comfortable with the SE option as I had seen strong pale - dark
contrasting on the head and a pale belly.
I did settle on a young SE though as I have seen them in the same spot before
and, the likelyhood of an Osprey going undetected at Werribee is just too
unbelievable.
But, in my mind, its markings were Ospreyish enough to make it either a scruffy
Osprey or a young and deceitful Sea-Eagle.
regards
Jen
Dave Torr wrote:
> There was also a nearly mature Sea Eagle on Borrie (on one of the
> platforms). In the diary at the bird hide someone had reported an
> Osprey on Saturday, which if confirmed would be a new bird for the WTP
> - I have not seen any reports online of it and can't remember who had
> put it in the book!
>
> On 4/26/05, Frank Rheindt <> wrote:
> > Dear all,
> >
> > ANZAC Day at the Werribee Sewage Farm:
> >
> > Paradise Ponds/ Lake Borrie:
> > Black Falcon (2 ind's, repeatedly hunting over ponds for 1 hr), Freckled
> > Duck (min 150, potentially lots more), Cape Barren Goose (ca 20)
> >
> > Spit/T-junction:
> > Spotted Crake (ca 10), Spotless Crake (1), Buff-banded Rail (2), Brolga (3),
> > still more than 100 Sharp-tailed Sandpipers, a few Curlew SPs, still
> > hundreds of Red-necked Stints...
> > Also, Wayne Longmore reported both OBPs (both bearing a green band) from the
> > surroundings of the gate to the T-juntion area in early morning. I only had
> > 1 Blue-winged by the time I got there.
> >
> > Cheers
> >
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