Anything happening on Perrh CBD?

["McGowan, John" <>]

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]
> To: < >
> 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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