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my first swifts for the season CAIRNS lowlands

To: martin cachard <>
Subject: my first swifts for the season CAIRNS lowlands
From: Sonja Ross <>
Date: Mon, 2 Nov 2015 08:08:35 +0000
I saw 2 Sacred Kingfishers at the Cooktown Cemetery on October 18 too, so maybe 
they know something we don’t! 
> On 2 Nov 2015, at 6:36 pm, martin cachard <> wrote:
> 
> Hello Mike & all on list,
> 
> Today above Centenary Lakes in Cairns at 9:45am were about 30 White-throated 
> Needletails with about 10-15 Fork-tailed Swifts. These are my first records 
> for either species this season on the Cairns coastal plain.
> 
> Weather was overcast and the birds were hawking well above the treetops, with 
> some quite a bit higher. There was also about 20 Australian Swiftlets amongst 
> them.
> 
> And for what it's worth, another single adult Sacred Kingfisher seen today - 
> so a few must have decided to not head south this year.
> 
> Cheers,
> 
> martin cachard,
> 
> trinity beach,
> 
> cairns
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