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niven mccrie
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Aug 10, 2002 2:29 am
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niven mccrie
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Aug 10, 2002 3:03 am
A report of a Shining (or Metallic) Starling from Millner last Monday (5 Aug) is worth noting. Keep your eyes open in or around the area and give a yell if you...
Hi NT birders there was a Little Curlew at the sewage works this afternoon (Sat 10 Aug). My earliest sighting by a long way, and hopefully a sign that there...
I had an email from a birder on Tindal reporting several Bustards and a Red Gos on the base in the last few days. With a report earlier this year of...
Thanks to Niven for setting the list up. Further to Gavin's email there were around 10 red-necked stints in among the red-capped plovers on Saturday pm. Most...
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david.donato@...
Aug 12, 2002 10:47 pm
Bruce Where the Red-necked Stints in breeding plumage ? David D. "fibru" <fibru@austarn To: ntbirds@yahoogroups.com et.com.au> cc: ...
Hello and thanks for the invitation to join this list. My job (working on management of mimosa) gets me out to some remote spots. On the 30th and 31st of July...
I saw a Channel-billed Cuckoo in a tree at the Botanic Gardens this afternoon (Tues 13 Aug). Presumably recently arrived. Also, the Rufous Owls are still by...
Bruce, If there is no colour on them, is it expected that they were not recent arrives? I assumed new arrives, even if failed breeders, would still arrive in,...
This was posted to the Birding-Aus newsgroup and may be of interest to some of us up here. As the guy suggests, conact himn directly if you can offer any...
I saw a single Wood Sandpiper at Fiddler's Lane swamp this morning (Sat 17 Aug), the first for the season so far. A Greenshank was at Knuckey's though this...
Reports from Heather, Max and Fiona on a trip to Mary River The Yellow-billed Spoonbill is still at Leaning Tree Lagoon. Also there this morning were two...
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Don Franklin & Christ...
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Aug 18, 2002 11:06 am
Hi, It must be the month for interesting sightings. Two, both in non-breeding plumage (one had trace breeding plumage only), on a swamp about 10 km north of...
Hi All on a quick visit to Fiddler's Lane swamp this afternoon (Fri 23 Aug) I noted six Wood Sandpipers (up from one on my previous visit) and a Sharp-tailed...
A couple of newly arrived moulting Grey Plovers at Nightcliff Rocks, a Dollarbird at Fiddlers Lane, another Yellow-Billed Spoonbill at Adelaide River Sewerage...
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david.donato@...
Aug 26, 2002 1:08 am
What date was that Bruce. Does anyone have a Dollarbird earlier than that (in any year). "fibru" <fibru@austarn To: ntbirds@yahoogroups.com ...
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david.donato@...
Aug 26, 2002 1:11 am
The early waders that are starting to turn up ..... are they display any breeding plumage........ eg Grey Plover records....
David The Dollarbird was 25/8. Forgot also to mention a Little Eagle at Adelaide River. Bruce...
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Gavin and Meg O'Brien
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Aug 26, 2002 12:53 pm
The only waders which are displaying mottling for me have been great knots, and the sanderlings are not as washed out as they usually are later in the season. ...
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david.donato@...
Aug 27, 2002 12:03 am
Hi all, I went down to Alice Springs during the week. Got 16 Freckled Duck and one Welcome Swallow at the sewerage works. Apparently they have been there for a...
Not much in the unusual but new arrivals in colour Grey Plovers at Nightcliff and Buff Creek Lesser Sand Plovers at Nightcliff and Buff Creek Red Necked Stints...
Hi all I had a Hungarian visitor to take out this weekend, so spent the time dashing about, racking up as many 'quality' species as I could. I didn't need to...
The Brown Boobies are pretty interesting for the time of year. There are historical but no recent Dry Season records of this species as far as I know....
Top day and a half Niven. Our usual spot for occasional Cistacolas during the dry has been burnt to a cinder (RAAF on Lee Point/Fitzmaurice). 'Lead' Chestnut...
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david.donato@...
Sep 2, 2002 3:03 am
Interesting to note that not all Grey Plovers at Buf Creek were in colour and some may have over wintered. I have records for Grey plover in every month this ...
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david.donato@...
Sep 2, 2002 4:28 am
The Brown Boobies were well off shore from Buff Creek. We saw them through a scope. I am confident of teh record, but they were a long way off. I have seen...
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Baker, Bryan
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Sep 2, 2002 5:08 am
the new management plan for cas coastal res (aug 2002) has a diagram showing where dogs are allowed. Technically no dogs allowed between lee pt and buff ck,...
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Gavin and Meg O'Brien
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Sep 2, 2002 11:44 am
Lots of Chestnut B Ms also appearing west of the hospital over the last week. Saw c150 in a group on Saturday descending from the trees in showers near the...
