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An astonishing record of Arctic Tern in the Victorian High Country

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Subject: An astonishing record of Arctic Tern in the Victorian High Country
From: Judith Hoyle <>
Date: Wed, 14 Oct 2009 11:59:02 +0000
Hi Mike

This would have to take the prize for the most bizarre report on Birding-Aus!  
Any tern eating earth worms on a road in Cheshunt (I know the place quite well 
from years gone by) would be astounding, but an Artic Tern...what a wonderful 
report!!

Regards

Judith

Judith Hoyle and Gavin O'Meara
Brisbane

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> Date: Wed, 14 Oct 2009 16:45:34 +1100
> Subject: [Birding-Aus] An astonishing record of Arctic Tern in the Victorian  
> High Country
>
> Via Bill Ramsay, I've just received photographs taken by Geoffrey Vincent of
> an Arctic Tern feeding on a bitumen road at Cheshunt, NE of Mansfield on the
> northern slopes of the Great Dividing Range, Victoria, on 26 September. It
> was standing on the road picking up earthworms stranded there following
> heavy rain!! The occurrence away from the ocean or coast is remarkable; the
> behaviour astonishing. But we have had much wild weather.
>
> Mike Carter
> 30 Canadian Bay Road
> Mount Eliza  VIC 3930
> Tel  (03) 9787 7136
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