Further to my original message below I have now spoken to Chris. Apparently
he immediately informed Alan Gillanders and Keith Fisher. Alan has since
searched 5 times and not found the birds. Chris took detailed notes and
initially thought that they were females but since arriving home yesterday
now realises that they were drakes in eclipse with mainly blue bills and
barred not spotted flanks. He watched them between 3.00 & 4.00 pm feeding by
upending. Then they flew off down the swamp and have not been seen since. A
friend with Chris had a camera but they were too far away to photograph.
Cheers,
Mike Carter, 03 9787 7136
30 Canadian Bay Road
Mount Eliza, VIC 3930, Australia
-----Original Message-----
From: Birding-Aus On Behalf Of
Mike Carter
Sent: Tuesday, 16 September 2014 6:10 PM
To: 'birding-aus'
Cc: John Weigel
Subject: Northern Pintails on Hastie's Swamp, N. Qld.
Chris Doughty left message on my phone this afternoon to say that he saw 3
adult drake Northern Pintails on Hastie's Swamp last Friday which would be
12 September.
Cheers,
Mike Carter, 03 9787 7136
30 Canadian Bay Road
Mount Eliza, VIC 3930, Australia
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