I received the following report tonight from Alan Collins of a possible
Northern Pintail.
He won't have a chance to look for it again for a few weeks. So if anybody
else visits Lake McLarty then look out for it.
Note that a few years ago, there was a possible pintail at Blue Gum Lake in
Perth that turned out to be a hybrid Hardhead / Grey Teal. There have been
two records in WA. One at Chandala Swamp near Gingin north of Perth, and
one at Parry Lagoons near Wyndham in the Kimberley. Both were males.
I can't look for it either as I will be in Walpole. If anyone does find it
again, then please phone me on 0437 156 650.
From: "Alan Collins" <>
To: "Frank O'Connor" <>
Subject: Lake McLarty 4th Jan - probable Northern Pintail
Date: Sun, 4 Jan 2009 17:14:49 +0900
Frank, I went down to McLarty this morning and whilst scanning through the
ducks came across a duck which I'm fairly sure is a female or eclipse male
Pintail. I've tried to convince myself it's something more common but
can't. I watched the bird for a few minutes (but it was too far way for
the camera) until all the ducks were put to flight by a harrier going
over. John Graff was at the southern end of the lake and I ran/waded over
to him but we couldn't relocate the bird. Not a great surpise given the
number of wildfowl and the size of the lake.
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Frank O'Connor Birding WA http://birdingwa.iinet.net.au
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