Alternatively, it didn't come in with the cyclone which approached from the
exact opposite direction this bird would have taken to get to Cairns.
I suspect that it is a coincidence.
Cheers Jeff.
-----Original Message-----
From:
On Behalf Of Laurie Knight
Sent: Tuesday, 8 February 2011 11:12 PM
To: Alan Gillanders
Cc: birding-aus
Subject: Possible Eyebrowed Thrush on the Atherton
Tablelands
Woohoo, possibly the first photographed rarity from Cyclone Yasi.
Wikipedia says it migrates from Siberia to SE Asia / Indonesia. It
must have been seriously out of the way to start with to be picked up
by a system motoring in from Fiji.
Regards, Laurie.
On 08/02/2011, at 9:46 PM, Alan Gillanders wrote:
> G'day,
> I have posted a couple of poor pictures plus a description of the
> sighting and the bird on my blog
http://alanswildlife.blogspot.com/2011/02/terrys-strange-thrush.html
> I would be happy for second opinions.
>
> It has been hanging around the same place for two days now though
> it is not easy to see and sometimes not easy to see clearly. It took
> me more than 2.5 hours over two visits to get a few glimpses. The
> location is on the private property of Terry and Michelle
> Heidenreich near Malanda, 370 Stonehouse Road. They are happy to
> have visitors, just call at the house or the flower packing shed for
> directions to where the bird has been seen. They rarely answer their
> phone.
>
> I'll be out most of the day so not much point in trying to ring me
> either.
> Regards,
> Alan
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