Sorry - perhaps that was wishful think - I meant Short-tailed Shearwaters!Rob
Morris Brisbane, Australia
> Subject: RE: [Birding-Aus] Some notes from a long weekend in Tasmania
> inlateSeptember 2008> Date: Wed, 1 Oct 2008 15:41:03 +1000> From:
> > To: ;
> ; > > > > Short-tailed
> Albatross (Phoebastria albatrus) - breeds on an island (or> some islands) in
> Japan. Same family as Waved Albatross. > > Would indeed be very rare indeed
> in the Southern Ocean.> > > Jason > > > -----Original Message-----> From:
> >
> On Behalf Of Steve> Sent: Wednesday, 1 October 2008 3:33 PM> To: 'robert
> morris'; > Subject: RE: [Birding-Aus] Some notes
> from a long weekend in Tasmania> inlateSeptember 2008> > Don't tell me the
> splitters have come up with yet another Albatross! The> "Short-tailed", is
> that part of the Wandering complex?? Just kidding.> Thanks> for a very useful
> trip report Rob.> Steve Murray> > -----Original Message-----> From:
> >
> On Behalf Of robert morris> Sent: Wednesday, 1 October 2008 2:35 PM> To:
> > Subject: [Birding-Aus] Some notes from a long
> weekend in Tasmania in> lateSeptember 2008> > > I just spent a long weekend
> in Tasmania which was great despite the> weather.> I used a variety of
> information, but Thomas and Thomas still proved to> be> very useful and
> accurate.> > I saw all 12 endemic breeding species whilst there. On the
> Friday I saw> 11> of them around Hobart but didn't see Dusky Robins!
> Scrubtits showed well> a> couple of times around Fernvale, along with Black
> Currawongs (love the> call!) and Pink Robins (the males are stunning!). The
> Truganini Trail /> Reserve was excellent for Swift Parrots and all 4 endemic
> honeyeaters -> with> several Strong-billed in the lower sections. I heard the
> Tasmanian form> of> Masked Owl here on 2 occasions before first light and
> after dusk, but> didn't> see one here. Forty-spotted Pardalotes were pretty
> easy down near> Kingston> at the Peter Murrell State Reserve near the dam
> (turn down into the> reserve> just beyond the Vodaphone building).> >
> Saturday I did it all again but went one better on Bruny Island seeing> all>
> the endemic breeding species in a day. Dusky Robins appeared from> nowhere
> on> road side posts, and during the morning I saw male Pink, Scarlet and>
> Flame> Robins! Forty-spotted Pardalotes were pretty easy on the hills just>
> south of> Dennes Point. I saw Scrubtits on the road between Lunawanna and>
> Adventure> Bay, and amazing views of them on the Mavista Trail right next to
> the> Picnic> area. Tasmanian Thornbills take a little while to suss out if
> you> haven't> seen them before (note the similar Brown Thornbill is also
> common) -> check> out the primary fringe colours, tail length, heard
> markings, bill and> vent /> underpart colours. Swifties were again obvious
> particularly on the road> down> to the ferry. In the afternoon I caught up
> with - Musk Lorikeets (at> last!)> which were common around the airport and
> surrounding roads.> > Sunday morning started with a huge, chestnut-washed (I
> assume female)> Tasmanian Masked Owl sat no more than 5m away from me at eye
> level along> Pittwater Road. The bird called a number of times around 4 am,
> and> around> 4.30 I had amazing views of this stunning form. It was them
> onto> Eaglehawk> Neck for a pelagic trip I organised via Chris Lester / Bill
> Wakefield.> During the day I was disappointed with the numbers and diversity
> of> species,> but when I returned and reflected on my 4 new seabirds I
> decided I was> being> greedy and I had an excuse to come back again (and
> again). We had great> views of Northern and Southern Royal Albatrosses, a few
> White-chinned> and> Cape Petrels; brief views of Wilson's and a Grey-backed
> Storm-Petrel and> Common Diving Petrels. There were a variety of other
> commoner> albatrosses, a> few Great-winged Petrels and 1000s of Short-tailed
> Albatrosses, but none> of> the more uncommon southern ocean species I'd be
> dreaming about!> > Great place - I'll try the seabirds again in November!Rob
> Morris> Brisbane,> Australia >
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