For those who have dipped on the Franklin's Gull in Paynesville, perhaps a
quick flit to India is in order. They seem to get around a bit.
Cheers,
Carl Clifford
Begin forwarded message:
> From: "Paul Holt" <>
> Date: 16 November 2012 3:31:58 AEDT
> To: <>
> Subject: [OB] Franklin's Gull at Morjim Beach/Chapora river mouth, Goa, India
>
> Hi all,
> Earlier today an adult Franklin's Gull, apparently the first for South Asia,
> was seen at Morjim Beach at the mouth of the Chapora river, Goa, India. There
> has been a marked influx of Brown-headed Gulls (up from 800 a week ago to
> 4200 today) in the last few days it was with them. Also present were ca.200
> Slender-billed Gull, 20+ Black-headed, 3+ Siberian, 300+ 'Steppe' Gulls, 180
> Gull-billed, 3 Great Crested & 12 Lesser Crested Terns.
> Hopefully, and unlike the well documented Black-legged Kittiwake found by
> Mark Newsome at the same site a few years ago, it'll stick around...
> Good birding
> Paul Holt
>
> [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
>
> __._,_.___
> Reply via web post Reply to sender
> Reply to group Start a New Topic
> Messages in this topic (1)
> RECENT ACTIVITY: New Members 3
> Visit Your Group
> This group is run in association with the Oriental Bird Club. To find out
> more about the Club and its conservation work, and to become a member, please
> visit www.orientalbirdclub.org
> Switch to: Text-Only, Daily Digest • Unsubscribe • Terms of Use • Send us
> Feedback
> .
>
> __,_._,___
===============================
To unsubscribe from this mailing list,
send the message:
unsubscribe
(in the body of the message, with no Subject line)
to:
http://birding-aus.org
===============================
|
