Further to Tim’s earlier message – Swamp Harrier is definitely not an option – in /jizz/ this bird is a small eagle, soaring & turning tightly on flat wings – no wafting about with wings in a deep vee. My first impression at distance was Little Eagle, until I saw the tail, etc.
On 27/12/10 8:07 PM, Lawrie Conole wrote: > Hi there > > My library tells me that Short-toed Eagles (/Circaetus gallicus/) > migrate as far south as Timor, so Australia is not much of a stretch > (certainly not 8,500km out of range!) – though getting as far south as > Geelong is a bit unexpected. > > I recall being in a convoy of birders that included Margaret Cameron > and other notables, somewhere out in Victoria’s Western District > /circa/ 1979-1980 – the consensus of the birders who had some > experience outside Australia then was that the odd raptor we saw that > day was a Short-toed Eagle. > > I’d love for some people to see the bird and confirm the ID … > > > — > Lawrie Conole > Northcote 3070 AUSTRALIA > lconole[at]gmail.com > > >
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