Mystery bird

[Tony Russell <>]

In past years I have searched the lower Murray for remnants but never had a sniff of the once small population there. Assumed extinct.

Tony

On Tue, 18 Aug 2020 at 19:59, Michael Hunter <> wrote:

You are probably right. Difficult to accept a colony of Bishops.
A lousy picture and probably colour distortion.
But do WTGerygones form flocks ?

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> On 18 Aug 2020, at 6:31 pm, "Philip Veerman" <> wrote:
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> I see a yellow blob. Hard to make out a bird, but I will believe that. Inasmuch as I see a bird, above the yellow is a small white bit that suggests to me White-throated Gerygone. Is there a connection between that message and "The bird is a yellow South African Bishop I think.  Possibly remnant of a cony of escapees that was once living somewhere along the Hawksbury and lower Murray, but not to my knowledge reported for years.
> Came to me at 2.00 am."
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> Are you suggesting a small flock of yellow South African Bishop? Very unlikely........
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> Philip
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>               Michael
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> -----Original Message-----
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> What is this bird photographed in Mulgoa. Valley  last week , one of a small flock.
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> Sent from my iPhone
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