Gooday all and Mike,
This evening Mon 13 Feb. 2006 between 1858 and 1910 approx 70 Fork-tailed
Swifts were feeding above Muralug Village on Prince of Wales Is. Weather
conditions looked like rain but failed to eventuate, cloud was 8/8. Birds
seemed to be travelling in a Northerly direction and were at various
heights. As soon as the F-t Swifts disappeared the Flying Foxes started to
arrive from Hammond Is. for a feed on some POW Mangoes.
At the time the light was fading but I did notice that birds that appeared
small were F-t Swifts higher up than the main flock, if I was lucky enough
to focus on these fast moving, darting birds in time to pick up any
distinguishing features. I've been coming to the Torres Strait since about
1974 and still have not been able to satisfactorily ID any possible
Collocalia species. The birds are so quick in their flight and what with
obstructions from vegetation how do you know if you are watching the same
bird. On this occasion I took to the roof of the power shed where I had an
unobstructed view from Heath Point through to Blue Fish Point. Still no luck
in finding and positively id'ing any Swiftlets!
Yesterdays highlight was an Azure Kingfisher at the Homestead Waterhole and
a Northern Fantail.
Jon Wren
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