Thanks everyone! I'm very happy that this is a Grey Falcon.
I'd also like to clarify that when I said "it was rubbish" I was referring to
my visit, at that time, on that day - not to Fivebough itself. I've had mixed
results there over the years, but that's what happens with places one goes
birding at. Everyone should visit it at least once and make up their own mind -
who knows - you may even luck upon a Grey Falcon!
Cheers
Troy
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From: Troy Mutton
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Sent: Tue Apr 20 18:57:42 2010
Subject: Possible Grey Falcon at Fivebough Swamp, Leeton, NSW?
Hi birders,
On the weekend I was returning from a brilliant evening out spotlighting
Plains-wanderers with Simon Starr (and 2 other birders from Melbourne), when I
swung by Fivebough Swamp on the way back to Wagga Wagga. It was rubbish. There
was nothing about except for hundreds of dragon-flies, and lots of ants.
I was cursing my decision to head there instead of going straight to Wagga to
watch the Demons belt Ninthmond in the AFL, when I started taking photos of a
Brown Goshawk flying overhead. I then noticed a slightly smaller falcon flying
slightly below it, and took the requisite ID record shot photos of it, thinking
“hmm – what’s that?” I got the bins on it realizing I didn’t quite know what it
was, tracked it into the sun, got dazzled and couldn’t relocate the bird after
I regained the power of sight. Put down “weird Peregrine, check photos” in the
notebook, and jumped in the car to continue on my 2 part journey home. It was
also quite a glary midday/afternoon, with light cloud obscuring the sun, making
the photos pretty dark.
I arrived back in Sydney last night, and got the photos off the camera and onto
the screen, and thought to myself – this is a Grey Falcon, or a good candidate
for it.
I’ve never seen one before, and would appreciate the assistance of the broader
birding community in helping me work out if this is, or isn’t, a Grey Falcon.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/mrtroy/4536924553/sizes/o/ is the 100% crop of 4
photos showing the bird in question. You can see the fairly bright yellow legs
and in the shot in the top left you can see it looking up at the goshawk, which
shows a bit of crown.
Any clarification from the experts is much appreciated.
Incidentally, there are some other shots from my trip to Victoria and the
Terricks, including some Plains-wanderer action here
http://www.flickr.com/photos/mrtroy/sets/72157623769364259/
Thanks for stopping by.
Cheers
Troy
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