Rarities at Ashmore Reef and elsewhere in the Browse Basin

[Rohan Clarke <>]

Hi All,

A team from Monash University are currently working in the Browse Basin 
off north-western Australia. On Thursday morning at Browse Island (about 
70 km off the Kimberley coast and in the state of Western Australia) 
they had a Tiger Shrike, 3 Arctic-type Warblers and a Grey Wagtail. At 
least one of the Arctic-types was heard to utter the diagnostic contact 
call of Arctic Warbler (not Kamchatka Warbler which appears near-identical)
They arrived at Ashmore Reef yesterday and have already had an Asian 
Brown Flycatcher, Pechora Pipit, several Oriental Reed Warblers and 
several Arctic-type Warblers (amongst a few other bits and pieces).
They have 10 more days in the Browse Basin doing seabird and shorebird 
surveys so no doubt there will be a few more goodies found before the 
trip ends!
Cheers,
Rohan

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Rohan Clarke
www.wildlifeimages.com.au

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