I saw about seven or eight Black-shouldered Kites once, all perched in a small
dead tree near the old cemetery at Gravesend Mountain NSW. There were a few
juveniles and they were there for quite a long time.
Sorry, I can't remember the details, it was about ten to twelve years ago.
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> On 26 Apr 2017, at 14:42, Tony Russell <> wrote:
>
> Black-shouldered are more often seen either alone or in pairs, whereas
> Letter-winged often nest in groups.
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
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> Peter Shute
> Sent: 26 April 2017 12:41
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> Subject: [Birding-Aus] Letter-winged Kite at Terrick Terrick NP (Vic)
>
> Yesterday Dan Ashdown and Owen Lishmund reported a Letter-winged kite at
> Terrick Terrick NP in Victoria (see Birdline below). Apparently it was with
> 6 Black-shouldered Kites. Question - is it unusual to have so many
> Black-shouldered Kites together? I don't think I've seen more than a couple.
>
> Hoping this bird is the first of many.
>
> Peter Shute
>
> Letter-winged Kite
> Terrick Terrick National Park--The Meadows
> Single bird seen associating with Black-shouldered Kites, perching on fences
> and lignum bushes and moved around through much of the reserve. Seen well in
> flight showing the extensive, solid black underwing bars. Also noted
> pronounced black in front of eyes with no black behind, paler legs/feet than
> Black-shouldered and dark grey on top of head and on mantle. Appeared
> slightly larger in comparison to Black-shouldered. Unforgettable experience.
> GPS coordinates of first sighting are: -36.112365, 144.434583 eBird
> checklist
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