Chris Doughty left message on my phone this afternoon to say that he saw 3 adult drake Northern Pintails on Hastie’s Swamp last Friday which would be 12 September. Cheers, Mike Carter, 03 9787 7136 30 Canadian Bay Road Mount Eliza, VIC 3930, Australia
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Further to my original message below I have now spoken to Chris. Apparently he immediately informed Alan Gillanders and Keith Fisher. Alan has since searched 5 times and not found the birds. Chris took detailed notes and initially thought that they were females but since arriving home yesterday now realises that they were drakes in eclipse with mainly blue bills and barred not spotted flanks. He watched them between 3.00 & 4.00 pm feeding by upending. Then they flew off down the swamp and have not been seen since. A friend with Chris had a camera but they were too far away to photograph. Cheers, Mike Carter, 03 9787 7136 30 Canadian Bay Road Mount Eliza, VIC 3930, Australia —–Original Message—– Mike Carter Sent: Tuesday, 16 September 2014 6:10 PM Cc: John Weigel Chris Doughty left message on my phone this afternoon to say that he saw 3 adult drake Northern Pintails on Hastie’s Swamp last Friday which would be 12 September. Cheers, Mike Carter, 03 9787 7136 30 Canadian Bay Road Mount Eliza, VIC 3930, Australia
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hey Mike, thanx for that, what a crying shame i’m working next 5 days… & had today & yesterday off, grrr!!! & Chris would know for sure too – how frustrating!! hope thay hang around til Monday – over to Alan… thanx again Mike, cheers martin cachard CC: jweigel@reptilepark.com.au; alan@alanswildlifetours.com.au; mcachard@hotmail.com Chris Doughty left message on my phone this afternoon to say that he saw 3 adult drake Northern Pintails on Hastie’s Swamp last Friday which would be 12 September. Cheers, Mike Carter, 03 9787 713630 Canadian Bay RoadMount Eliza, VIC 3930, Australia
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