Hi All,
A brief comment about the report of the Grass Owl at the WTP on Friday
11th August. There seems to be some confusion about the status of the
reports of a Grass Owl at the WTP. The following brief comments may add
some light / clarification to this report.
The basis of this confusion has arisen from a photograph of a Barn Owl
(see Birdline ? see http://www.eremaea.com/BirdlineRecentSightings.aspx?
Culture=en-AU&Birdline=1&Path=8 ? good photo!), taken at the far-
eastern end of The Spit on the same night.
On Friday (11 August) I went to The Spit at the WTP (and along with
approx. 30 others) and viewed a reasonably large darked back Tyto,
which arose from the salt marsh at the western end of the Spit.
Half an hour later I was shown of a photograph a Barn Owl, which was
taken at the far-eastern section of The Spit. Quite clearly, based on
the geographical location (the far-eastern Spit), the time that the
photo was taken, and the general colouration of the bird, this is not
the Tyto viewed at the western end of The Spit on the same evening.
Cheers,
Tim
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