Don't take my size comparison as accurate, but it is the best I could do.
The bird was a bit slimmer than a Miner certainly. but the length was Miner
length I think. (I will ask the other birder).
I am puzzled that everyone ignores the clearly pink bill - would not that be
significant?
BTW. I thought I knew that the bird was - I am, by now, as confused as
everyone. There were three of us, but one was a birder with L plates.
I agree that it must make us wonder about our own birding skills. But then
we spent 15 minutes standing next to the bird in the field, which hardly
moved, discussing it. I tried even to turn it into a Bar-breasted Honeyeater
with no success.
Tim Murphy
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-----Original Message-----
From:
Behalf Of Mike Simpson
Sent: Monday, 6 November 2006 3:42 PM
To: 'David Stowe'; 'Greg'
Cc: 'birdingaus (E-mail)'
Subject: New Quiz Bird on BQ Web Site
I also thought it was a White-winged Triller after comparing with a photo I
took recently, see
http://members.optusnet.com.au/ozbirds/whitewingedtriller.html which was an
adult female, in the company of a male.
However the size would be wrong, Pizzey gives Triller as 16-18 cm whereas
Noisy Miner is 24-27 cm at least half as large again.
What I feel these comparisons really indicate is the disparity between
various birders over pretty clear pictures. One wonders about the accuracy
of reports in the various Twichathons where the bird may be spotted for
seconds from a moving car when no consensus can be obtained from
minutes/hours of pouring over an immobile photo? Maybe I am becoming cynical
in my old age :-)
Regards, Mike Simpson
Penrith, NSW, Australia
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