I have been driving through Sunbury most mornings this week and each morning I
saw an almost totally white leucistic Magpie. I searched the Birding-Aus
archives and came up with this post from 2007 (see below). I wonder is it the
same bird?
For an almost totally white bird to last this long I would have thought was a
pretty good effort.
Where I saw it was about a kilometre away from The Nook Reserve. It seemed to
be on its own and the only interaction with other magpies was when it was
chased away.
If you are interested in seeing a picture, go to
http://thebbbirdfiles.wordpress.com/
Subject: Leucistic Australian Magpie
From: "Daniel Gilmore" < >
Date: Fri, 13 Jul 2007 10:25:17 +1000
Hi Birders
While a co-worker of mine was undertaking an ecological assessment
earlier this week, he found and photographed a leucistic Australian
Magpie. For anyone who wants to see it, it was last seen on Tuesday 10
July in Sunbury, Melbourne, at 'The Nook' Reserve (Melway Map 382 G4).
Alternatively, I can pass a photo of the bird onto anyone who is
interested.
Daniel.
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