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Anything happening on Perrh CBD?

Subject: Anything happening on Perrh CBD?
From: "McGowan, John" <>
Date: Fri, 5 Dec 2008 18:53:16 +1100
G'day Birders
I'm in Perth -in the city centre-next week,. Any advice please on some spots I could/should look at?
John Mc

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On 05/12/2008, at 18:30, "Carl Billingham" <> wrote:

Grant,

I agree with Dan and yourself that there is a lot for us to learn about the Little/Audubon Shearwater complex and I suspect there could be a few splits in future based on DNA data when people get around to it.

When I was on Norfolk Island for two weeks in late April/early May the locals were telling me about how they had a Little Shearwater that appeared in Summer (I think this was a longer winged form) and a winter Little Shearwater (a shorter winged form - or was it the other way around?) and a mystery Little Shearwater that came in at certain times of the year on a set flight path low over the hospital at exactly 7pm with a very different laughing cackle to the other sub-species. Nobody has seen it or knows where it is nesting.

The following night I was invited along to see a theatre production by the local amateur dramatics society. The hall is across the road from the hospital and while I was standing outside waiting to go in I heard the call the locals had told me about. I had recordings of the Little Shearwater calls on my iPod and it sounded nothing like those recordings. Funnily enough it was a couple of minutes past 7pm.

Cheers,

Carl Billingham
Brisbane
Seabirds off WA and Christmas Island - incl.GREAT SHEARWATER
from [Grant Penrhyn] [Permanent Link][Original]
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Subject: Seabirds off WA and Christmas Island - incl.GREAT SHEARWATER
From: Grant Penrhyn < >
Date: Fri, 05 Dec 2008 13:11:18 +1030
Thanks for the great report Daniel.

I have a few photos of Little Shearwaters taken off Norfolk Island. There appears to be variability in the extent of the dark trailing edge. It is
strongly affected by the angle of the light. Playing around in a photo
editor can really change the appearance.
I have just posted one example on ABID. You'll notice that the right
underwing appears very dull, even after I have lightened it up considerably.
 http://www.aviceda.org/abid/index.php
Please check it out Daniel and let me know if it is in the range of what you
saw.

Grant Penrhyn


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