Hi Chris, I think u may find that the "few vocal beach stone curlews around
too" are actually Bush Stone-curlews.As far as the other creatures flying
about, then some more info would be more than helpful... i'd say what u are
seeing are some small insectivorous bats - the only birds there u will see at
night hawking the beach light on Plam Cove would be (on the very odd occasions)
Barking Owls, Papuan Frogmouths or Large-tailed Nightjars. I've got not much to
report from bird behaviour here this morning due to the eclipse - maybe the
birds went a little quiet & then started up again, but it was hard to discern
any difference from what they would normally do, say just prior to a heavy
shower, when it goes a little dark when the heavy dark clouds are
threatening... I just think it was timed too closely to dawn on a dullish
morning as it was, to have too much effect on the local birds... Cheers Martin
Cachard, Cairns, 0428 782 808
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> Date: Wed, 14 Nov 2012 21:17:02 +1000
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> Subject: [Birding-Aus] Night flying birds?
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> Dear All
> Need some help to ID some night flying creatures. I too am at Palm Cove for
> the eclipse and like everyone else was too engrossed with the spectacle we
> were witnessing to notice what the birds were doing. I'm just across from the
> netted beach pool on the northernmost end of the beach. There is a bright
> light which must be attracting insects and also what I suspect are
> insectivorous bats. But do any birds do this sort of behaviour also? They are
> too small and fast for me to see clearly.
> There are a few vocal beach stone curlews around too.
> Thanks
> Chris
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> Chris Melrose
> 0407705140
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