Haha, yes Tom kindly pointed that out to m off list.
On Sat, Dec 12, 2009 at 6:21 AM, Chris Barnes <>wrote:
> Chris,
>
> I don't think you saw Silver-backed in Sabah, they were Silver-rumped.
> Don't
> think there are any records of Silver-backed there (according to
> Phillipps).
>
> Chris
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From:
> On Behalf Of Chris Sanderson
> Sent: Friday, 11 December 2009 10:40 PM
> To: Tom Tarrant
> Cc: Birding-aus
> Subject: Re: [Birding-Aus] Unusual White-throated Needletail
>
> Hi Tom,
>
> It certainly looks like it could be an abberent WTNT. Having just seen my
> first Silver-backed Needletails in Borneo earlier in the year I can
> definitely rule them out, as they are smaller, darker, more compact and
> have
> a smaller amount of white on the rump than this bird. I think the theory
> that wet feathers from drinking is likely to be the correct one.
>
> Regards,
> Chris
>
> On Fri, Dec 11, 2009 at 6:13 PM, Tom Tarrant <> wrote:
>
> > Last weekend I was fortunate to witness an unusual event whilst birding
> at
> > Kobble BBQ area, NW of Brisbane. In the late-afternoon Harry Zawacki and
> > myself observed hundreds of White-throated Needletails drinking from the
> > surface of the lake directly in front of us. This was probably a result
> of
> > the high temperatures that day (35+ degrees celsius)
> >
> > After discussion of this with Brian Coates he decided to visit at a
> similar
> > time and temperature on Thursday (10 Dec 2009) and was fortunate to
> observe
> > them repeating the behaviour.
> > Whilst perusing his photographs he noticed one bird with a darker throat,
> > and immediately surmised whether it could have been a vagrant
> Silver-backed
> > Needletail (*Hirundapus cochinchinensis)*
> >
> >
>
> http://orientalbirdimages.org/birdimages.php?action=birdspecies&Bird_ID=549&;
> Bird_Image_ID=13908&Bird_Family_ID=83<http://orientalbirdimages.org/birdimages.php?action=birdspecies&Bird_ID=549&%0ABird_Image_ID=13908&Bird_Family_ID=83>
> >
> > We have discussed the possibilities but feel that the bird is probably an
> > aberrant White-throated Needletail (...and it can also be seen to be wet)
> > it
> > was also felt that other Australian birders would find it interesting so
> > I've posted Brian's pics and my own images on the ABID (see
> > http://www.aviceda.org/abid/newimages.php)
> >
> > Last week I noticed a large number of Fork-tailed Swifts and this week
> > Brian
> > found this bird so please check out all flocks of swifts,,,,,you don't
> know
> > what might be up there!
> >
> > Please feel-free to discuss......
> >
> > Tom
> >
> > --
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> > Tom Tarrant
> > Kobble Creek, Qld
> >
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