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Have the Swifts & Needletails gone North already?

To: Michael Tarburton <>
Subject: Have the Swifts & Needletails gone North already?
From: Jill Dening <>
Date: Wed, 25 Mar 2009 20:16:36 +1000
Mike,

On Saturday afternoon (Mar 21) we saw needletails as we travelled between the Sunshine Coast and Brisbane. It was amazing. They were barely above the car, and we gasped at the wonderful views, brief though they were. Numbers, I guess we saw at least a dozen. They were probably not far north of Caboolture.

Cheers,

Jill
Jill Dening
Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia

26° 51' 41"S	152° 56' 00"E


Michael Tarburton wrote:
G'day readers

I have spent 8 of the last 16 days looking for Swifts in Victoria.  Two weeks ago I found them over several hundred kilometres in Gippsland but in the last Week I have found them in only a restricted area.

Birdline Victoria reflects this trend with no reported sightings in the last two weeks.

I am still not aware of any swift sightings from Tasmania for the season that appears to be ending now.  There certainly have not been any on Birdline Tasmania.

I am still receiving a few records from the other states and because after this season I want to make some real comparisons on changes in numbers - I would appreciate receiving any recent sightings (with approximations of numbers seen) anywhere in Aus but particularly in Tassie & Vic.

Many thanks to all those who have helped in the past.

Cheers & happy birding to you all.

Mike T.

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