Hi folks,
Jack has quickly knocked up a Wildairies report with all necessary info on the
Black-tailed Gull in Gladstone, central Qld.
http://aussiebirding.wildiaries.com/trips/10430
As Mike and Trevor said, this bird is easily twitchable at the boat ramp at the
Gladstone Yacht Club (23 50 17 151 15 08).
When not at the ramp it apparently has previously moved within about 500m
radius of there around the marina complex. Ben Weston (who found it and
notified Tim Dolby on Birdline Victoria!) is a bit of a character and a happy
to meet anyone keen to see it. He lives on a yacht and spends the wet season in
Gladstone and the winter sailing up to Cape York and back each year. Everyone
at the Gladstone Marina knows Ben and would be able to get in touch with him if
a visiting birder was struggling to find the gull. Ben first saw an unusual
gull on Boxing Day and only got a better look on 12/01/11. He knew it wasn't a
Pacific Gull and that it could well be a BTGull....An awesome effort.....
The bird itself is a bit tatty and has an interesting bill colour unlike the
pictures that I have seen in Harrison. We think that it is a second winter
bird. Anyway, the pics are in Jack's report for any gull experts to correct the
ID...hopefully to something new for the country....haha...
Cheers,
Bill
PS The Bruce Hwy is open from Rockhampton again now and also all the way from
Brisbane having just opened up after the floods on our way back.
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