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Ospreys

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Subject: Ospreys
From: "Shirley Cook" <>
Date: Mon, 27 Jul 2009 17:10:51 +1000
Dear all,

Here is a response from Stephen Debus (I had referred Greg Clancy's posting to him):

Hi Shirley,

I suspect that Greg (probaby quite rightly) regards the North report
(which might be quoted in HANZAB-- I haven't checked) as unconfirmed,
and that the 'recent' report for the 1970s wasn't supplied to and
therefore was not in HANZAB.  I think a lot of things come to light
post-HANZAB when people read it and say "But I saw..."  The question
is, why didn't they report it back then, when HANZAB was being
prepared?  All I can add is that I spent a week in each of 4 months
(May, August, Sept. and Oct.) in 1995, surveying raptors, around St
Georges Basin/Jervis Bay NP; I saw plenty of Sea-Eagles (including
nests, which was the aim) but no sign of Ospreys.  And of course
Sea-Eagles and Ospreys are often confused by lay informants, and past
claims, even in the literature, may need verifying.

Cheers,

Steve
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Shirley Cook
Secretary/Treasurer
Birds Australia - Northern NSW Group
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