Rarities at Ashmore Reef and elsewhere in the Browse Basin

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Hi All, A team from Monash University are currently working in the Browse Basin off north-western Australia. On Thursday morning at Browse Island (about 70 km off the Kimberley coast and in the state of Western Australia) they had a Tiger Shrike, 3 Arctic-type Warblers and a Grey Wagtail. At least one of the Arctic-types was heard to utter the diagnostic contact call of Arctic Warbler (not Kamchatka Warbler which appears near-identical) They arrived at Ashmore Reef yesterday and have already had an Asian Brown Flycatcher, Pechora Pipit, several Oriental Reed Warblers and several Arctic-type Warblers (amongst a few other bits and pieces). They have 10 more days in the Browse Basin doing seabird and shorebird surveys so no doubt there will be a few more goodies found before the trip ends! Cheers, Rohan — Rohan Clarke www.wildlifeimages.com.au Latest updates http://www.pbase.com/wildlifeimages/root&view=recent

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  4. Google Earth shows an airport on Browse Is. That would be convenient for birders. Looking at the island on GE, I don’t think I would like to land there. If birds like these are being found on Browse Is., surely there must be similar reaching the mainland. I suppose that the main reason there are few mainland sightings is there are too few observers and too much ground. Carl Clifford

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