Birding-Aus Digest, Vol 82, Issue 18

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Today's Topics:

   1. Re: Mystery bird (Tony Russell)
   2. Re: Mystery bird (Stephen Ambrose)

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Message: 1

From: Tony Russell <pratincole08@gmail.com>
To: Michael Hunter <drmhunter@westnet.com.au>
Cc: Philip Veerman <pveerman@pcug.org.au>,
        "<birding-aus@birding-aus.org>" <birding-aus@birding-aus.org>
Subject: Re: [Birding-Aus] Mystery bird
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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 <drmhunter@westnet.com.au>
wrote:

> You are probably right. Difficult to accept a colony of Bishops.
> A lousy picture and probably colour distortion.
> But do WTGerygones form flocks ?
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> > On 18 Aug 2020, at 6:31 pm, "Philip Veerman" <pveerman@pcug.org.au>
> wrote:
> >
> > 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."
> >
> > Are you suggesting a small flock of yellow South African Bishop? Very
> unlikely……..
> >
> > Philip
> >
> >
> >               Michael
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Message: 2
Date: Wed, 19 Aug 2020 11:16:02 +1000
From: "Stephen Ambrose" <stephen@ambecol.com.au>
To: "'Michael Hunter'" <drmhunter@westnet.com.au>, "'Philip Veerman'"
        <pveerman@pcug.org.au>
Cc: <birding-aus@birding-aus.org>
Subject: Re: [Birding-Aus] Mystery bird
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Hi Michael,

WT Gerygones are usually seen as single or paired birds, but occasionally as a family party.  They often fly in association with other small bird species, though, so is it possible that the "one small flock" you observed comprised more than one species?

I can't tell from the photo what bird species it is.

Cheers,
Stephen

Stephen Ambrose
Ryde NSW

—–Original Message—–
From: Birding-Aus <birding-aus-bounces@birding-aus.org> On Behalf Of Michael Hunter
Sent: 18 August 2020 8:28 PM
To: Philip Veerman <pveerman@pcug.org.au>
Cc: <birding-aus@birding-aus.org> <birding-aus@birding-aus.org>
Subject: Re: [Birding-Aus] Mystery bird

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

Sent from my iPhone

> On 18 Aug 2020, at 6:31 pm, "Philip Veerman" <pveerman@pcug.org.au> wrote:
>
> 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."
>
> Are you suggesting a small flock of yellow South African Bishop? Very unlikely……..
>
> Philip
>
>
>               Michael
>
> —–Original Message—–
> From: Birding-Aus [mailto:http://birding-aus.org/mailman/listinfo/birding-aus_birding-aus.org
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