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Western NSW Inland Dotterel and Aust Pratincole

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Subject: Western NSW Inland Dotterel and Aust Pratincole
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Date: Sat, 19 Nov 2005 10:36:12 +1100
 
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Subject: [BIRDING-AUS] Western NSW Inland Dotterel and Aust Pratincole
Hi Chris and Birding-aussers,
 
Colin Scouler and I saw a flock of 13+ (I counted 13 but there were probably more) Inland Dotterel on a grazing property just off the Cobb Highway north of Deniliquin on the 25-4-2003. We went there to view Letter-winged Kite and my memory is the owner did not consider the nunber excessive. We saw them late A.M.
 
Bruce Cox.

Birding-Aussies
My brother told me this morning that he has seen 2 groups of Inland Dotterels, about a dozen in each, in his front paddock (9000ac!) near Bourke, NSW. More than the usual resident group of 6 or so. What made them obvious was that they were easily seen in the daylight when they are rarely observed. Mixed in with them was about 10 or so Aust Pratincoles; a first for his property.
The more unusual sighting for him was a very "yellow looking Ringneck". Still had the red over the top of the beak, but not green, just basically a yellow version.
 
Is this known as leucistic, and how rare in the wild? 
 
Chris
Warwick QLD

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