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Another Yellow Bittern (almost) lands on Christmas Island.

To: brendon levot <>
Subject: Another Yellow Bittern (almost) lands on Christmas Island.
From: Andrew Bell <>
Date: Mon, 3 Mar 2014 20:36:58 +0930
I assume it is being sent to Manus Island - or maybe we treat wildlife better...

Andrew Bell


> On 3 Mar 2014, at 8:25 pm, brendon levot <> wrote:
> 
> Hello Birding Aus subscribers,
> 
> A colleague of mine found this Yellow Bittern struggling to stay afloat at 
> the re-fuelling boy in open waters north of Smith Point, Christmas Island 
> last night (02/03/14) during a late afternoon sunset cruise. It would appear 
> that the bird did not quite make it to land without the aided help of the 
> dive boat. 
> 
> Is it unusual to find TWO Yellow Bitterns within a two week period? are they 
> a common species within the area as my research does not seem to suggest or 
> is there something strange going on out there? 
> 
> Here is a link to some images:
> 
> http://www.wildsideaustralia.com.au/once-bittern-but-definitely-not-shy/
> 
> Many thanks,
> 
> Brendon Levot. 
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