Swifts over Turramurra, northern Sydney

[Tim Jones <>]

Dear All

Also had about ten to a dozen White-throated Needletails over our house in East 
Killara about 1 p.m. today, coming down quite low and close to the house for 
great views.

Also a pair of Tawny Frogmouths in our friends' back yard in Pymble were 
showing well this afternoon, with a youngster in tow.

Cheers

Tim Jones
> From: > To: > Date: Sat, 6 
> Dec 2008 18:40:30 +1100> Subject: [Birding-Aus] Swifts over Turramurra, 
> northern Sydney> > Hi all> saw my first swifts of the summer over Turramurra 
> today - about 60 birds > moving NW at about 12:30. I thought they were moving 
> ahead of the change > that was due through Sydney about then, but that didn't 
> get here until about > 4:30 or 5. All were White Throated Needletails as far 
> as I could see.> > I saw them again later - about 3:30 - when I was actually 
> watching a Brown > Goshawk circling to the north of my house - the swifts 
> were actually dive > bombing the goshawk - I saw two or three make a close 
> enough pass that the > goshawk had to take evasive action.> > To cap a 
> reasonable day at home, saw a Peregrine fly over at 5:45 with > something 
> small in its beak - I thought they always flew with prey grasped > in the 
> talons, but perhaps not if the prey item is small - and heard (but > didn't 
> see) some Yellow Tailed Black Cockatoos off to the east (St Ives > direction) 
> at 6 pm.> > Cheers> Tom Wilson > > > ===============================> 
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