Hi Alan,
Just for the record, our breeding Orange Chats were at Boggy Ck (E 149 37 9 /
S 29 54 34), between Moree and Narrabri, not really near Leard SF (I did report
Diamond Doves from Leard though). The Cowra birds are therefore probably more
'easterly' than ours.
Still, nothing comes close to that bird that was at Maroubra. I wonder if it
eventually tried to go further east? That'd be a great record on a pelagic trip!
Mick
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From: alan morris <>
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Sent: Friday, 8 December, 2006 7:05:51 AM
Subject: [Birding-Aus] Orange Chats at Woodstock NSW
Hi Birders,
Recently the was a thread of emails concerning Mick Roderick's sighting of a
nesting pair of Orange Chats on 13/9/06 near Leard SF near Gunnedah in NSW ,
presumably having moved further east than usual because of th drought.
Therefore of interest is a report of two pairs of Orange Chats with many
White-fronted Chats in a field of canola near Woodstock, about 20 km NE of
Cowra. It was during the dry period (drought) of 1981 that Orange Chats were
recorded as far east as Molong, Wellington & Grong Grong near Wagga wagga,
Woodstock is on a similar parallel. The observer was Neal Cootanche and the
birds were seen on 1/11/06. Maret Vesk, organiser of the Coawra Bird Surveys
has provided the details.
Normally Orange Chats occur in saltbush country much further west in NSW.
Alan Morris
Editor, NSW Annual Bird Report.
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