Adrian,
Well spotted. Given the rather cryptic nature of Cinnamon Bittern, one
has to wonder if there are more in the Top End. There is a lot of
fairly suitable habitat up there, and not many birders looking.
Cheers,
Carl Clifford
On 11/12/2011, at 4:14 PM, Adrian Boyle wrote:
Hi all
Whilst driving south of Broome over the weekend
Chris Hassell Nick Ward etal were driving along when they noticed a
Brown Falcon take flight off the side of the road carrying a medium
sized bird with long legs.
The bird circled and landed behind them just off the road. They
reversed the car and the Falcon again took flight leaving the prey on
the ground.
The prey turned out to be a very freshly killed Adult Male Cinnamon
Bittern. The bird was taken back home and will be sent to the Museum.
Its a great specimen and is the first mainland Australian record.
And before yet another debate starts up on how this bird made it to
Australian yes we are aware that it has clearly been Brown Falcon
assisted.
Photos of the dead bittern can be found at the below link along with a
few photos of a live bird photographed last year on Christmas Island.
http://www.pbase.com/wildlifeimages/cinnamon_bittern
Cheers Adrian Boyle
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