Oops. Sorry for inadvertent message onto birding-aus - was intended for Mike
and Alan only!
John
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> On 22 Feb 2014, at 1:57 pm, John Weigel <> wrote:
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> On Wollongong pelagic so brief
>
> Fwiw I got the red-romp swallow 8 January that cArole reported days earlier
> at nth mossman. Best birds today have been white necked p and long tailed
> jaeger. Cheers. John
>
> John
> Sent from my iPhone
>
>> On 22 Feb 2014, at 12:12 pm, "Mike Carter" <> wrote:
>>
>> Hi Alan, depending on where you were and time of year the streaked swallows
>> you saw in Indonesia are just as, or more likely to have been, the
>> non-migratory Striated Swallow. They are slightly larger and more heavily
>> streaked but safest way of distinguishing them from Red-rumped Swallow is
>> the colour of the underwing coverts; orange-rufous in Red-rumped, white in
>> Striated. Did you see that character? There are other more subtle
>> distinctions such as extent of collar but I'd have to look up my notes to be
>> more explicit. Red-rumped Swallows don't usually depart Australia until end
>> of March so you and others should be able to enjoy them for a while yet.
>> This species seems less frequently reported in recent years but a BARC
>> submission isn't required. If you have any photos I'd like to see them.
>>
>> Mike Carter
>> 30 Canadian Bay Road
>> Mount Eliza VIC 3930
>> Tel (03) 9787 7136
>>
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