Possible Short-toed Eagle

[Lawrie Conole <>]

Hi there

My library tells me that Short-toed Eagles (/Circaetus gallicus/) 
migrate as far south as Timor, so Australia is not much of a stretch 
(certainly not 8,500km out of range!) - though getting as far south as 
Geelong is a bit unexpected.
I recall being in a convoy of birders that included Margaret Cameron and 
other notables, somewhere out in Victoria's Western District /circa/ 
1979-1980 - the consensus of the birders who had some experience outside 
Australia then was that the odd raptor we saw that day was a Short-toed 
Eagle.
I'd love for some people to see the bird and confirm the ID ...


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Lawrie Conole
Northcote 3070 AUSTRALIA
lconole[at]gmail.com




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