Nice find!
I grew up near Tamworth, and we lived for a time in Boggabri, but I didn’t see
my first Swift Parrot till we moved to Tassie,
Cheers,
John Tongue
Devonport
> On 3 Aug 2016, at 2:06 PM, Annabel Ashworth <> wrote:
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> On a Tamworth Birdwatchers outing to Gunnedah last Saturday. We were lucky
> enough to have a sighting of a Swift Parrot. It was in flowering gums in
> Black Jack State Forest on the outskirts of town. We were able to watch it
> for quite a while as it fed quietly in the area, but for most of the time it
> was obscured by leaves. There was a lot of discussion as we gradually saw
> different diagnostic features. One member was adamant the rest of us were
> wrong, but luckily photos taken by two members were able to confirm the
> sighting. Pretty exciting as we don’t often see them up here.
> Annabel
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