Hi Nikolas,
I didn't have time to post as I am busy writing down my observation for a
proper submission. I saw the bird with its tail spread out and folded in direct
comparison to Fork-tails which were and were not moulting tail feathers (again
these observed folded and spread) in all cases the Fork-tails had some kind of
fork in their tail and had slimmer tails when folded. If the House Swift had
tail moult than things would have been harder. There were also differences in
wing structure, flight behaviour etc. Again too much detail to go in a quick
e-mail.
Cheers,
D.
Date: Fri, 8 Feb 2013 01:51:15 -0800
From:
Subject: HOUSE SWIFT- SURFSIDE- FAR SOUT COAST NSW.
To: ;
Hi Dimitris,
A House Swift would be an exceptional bird for the area! However, your
description doesn't really rule out a Fork-tailed Swift moulting its rectrices.
I'll keep my eyes peeled tomorrow ;-)
Cheers,
Nikolas ----------------
Nikolas Haass
Sydney, NSW
From: Dimitris Bertzeletos <>
To: Birding Australia <>
Sent: Friday, February 8,
2013 8:07 PM
Subject: [Birding-Aus] HOUSE SWIFT- SURFSIDE- FAR SOUT COAST NSW.
Hello everyone,
I've just had a HOUSE SWIFT fly over my house in Surfside NSW. The bird was
part of a large Fork-tailed Swift movement (100-200++ birds strong) which is in
itself unusual as only White-throated Needle-Tails are present. It was of the
same size if a bit smaller than the accompanying Fork-tailed Swifts without any
white on the vent. It did, however, have a smallish white throat and rump patch
and of course a longish square tail (not triangular like the fanned out tail of
a Fork-tailed Swift). Unfortunately I did not manage to get a picture of it and
after about a minute of observation it was lost to view.
My guess would be that it was blown south with the cyclone and is now heading
north.
It was heading in a northerly direction so keep your eyes peeled.
All the best,
Dimitris
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