We found it to be quite flighty. Originally found it from the road in
that paddock to the east of the grain bunker. I went over to the end of
the fence and got to within 40 metres of it with bins which gave me very
good views. My twitching partner ( who prefers to not be
named)approached at right angles to the road, ie straight in to it, with
her scope and camera, got in a few shots , then it flushed when she got
about 50m from it ( must be camera shy). It then flew with two other
regular Lapwings around the back of the grain bunker and settled ( as we
later found) in a wet ditch next the chain wire fence right opposite the
silos and next to the blue sign at the roadside. Later, Bill McLean
found it again at this latter site. It then flew across the road to the
swampy ground and train lines just west of the silos. He last reported
it flying back over the road north for a long way out , like a km, over
some trees . However, this was not apparently a problem as it has been
seen since around the various sites in town. It seems to have adopted
the town areas, at least while there are some wet patches around.
Tony,
-----Original Message-----
From:
On Behalf Of R Clarke
Sent: Tuesday, June 27, 2006 1:11 PM
To: ;
Subject: Grey-headed Lapwing
Thanks Keith,
This is a very good point. The bird is far more wary than a typical
masked
lapwing. When we located it on Sunday (the first sightings since Karen
and
Brett Davis' fantastic discovery on the 19th) I assumed it would be as
settled as the Masked Lapwings so approached on foot. When I was about
30m
distant and sitting down out of sight, the bird took flight and flew
across
town. To say I was concerned about what I had done to other peoples
chances
would be an understatement! To my relief we rapidly relocated it feeding
in
a gutter in Hastings Street and it moved of its own accord back the
grassy
area near the silos. Since then most other observers have had similar
experiences and I am told it flew almost 2 km on one occasion on Monday.
The lesson here is pack a scope and give it far more space than you
would a
Masked Lapwing.
Most people that are trying for it are driving great distances (a car
load
left from Adelaide this morning) so think of the bird and future
visiting
birders before getting too close.
Incidentally, this is shaping up to be a pretty big twitch by Australian
standards. The local paper covering the Burren Junction area is going to
run
a story on it and I offered to pass on a bit of background (the
sighting/the
context/the birders). I'd be interested to hear from people that went
for it
after Sunday so that I can pass on a rough tally of the number of extra
visitors that Burren Junction has received as a result of this cracking
bird.
Cheers,
Rohan Clarke
>From: "kbrandwood" <>
>To: "birdingaus" <>
>Subject: [Birding-Aus] Grey-headed Lapwing
>Date: Tue, 27 Jun 2006 12:44:03 +1000
>
>Hi All, I would like to request those birdo's who are travailing to
see
>this bird would consider others birdo's who may follow. Reading the
>comments from some who have seen it ,it appears that the bird is being
>flushed on two or three occasions. Trying to take photo's necessitates
>getting close to the bird, there are photos of this bird available so
no
>need to take any more ,PLEASE BE MORE CONSIDERATE FOR THE BIRD AND YOUR
>FELLOW BIRDO'S.
>
>
>
>
>keith b the beautiful Hawkesbury 60km N/W of Sydney
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