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Cocos Island update

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Subject: Cocos Island update
From: Adrian Boyle <>
Date: Fri, 4 Feb 2011 12:47:49 +0800 (WST)


Hi All, 



  

A quick update from Cocos Islands . Have been here three and a half  days with 
one and two half  days on West Island , a day on Home Island and an afternoon 
on South Island . 

Bird numbers seem down on previous trips this season but we have still had some 
good sightings. 



  

Japanese Sparrowhawk – two definite (immature female and adult) and one very 
probable (adult male) on West Island . 



  

Chinese Sparrowhawk – 1 adult on West Island 



  

Asian Koel – a male and female on Home Island . 



  

Asian Brown Flycatcher – one on West Island (new bird for Cocos and first 
record for any Australian territory away from Ashmore Reef) 



  

Saunders Tern – 10 on South Island 



  

Common Teal – the long staying bird is still present on West Island 



  

Watercock – at least 6 brown birds along the edge of the airstrip on West 
Island . 



  

Dollarbird – one on West Island 



  

Cheers, 

Adrian
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