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MacNara

Well-known member

• Oct 8, 2011

• #1

In Brisbane City Roma Street Park.

1. and 2. should be either Fairy Martin or Tree Martin. Can anyone tell me which?

3. I assume from the eye-patch is a juvenile male Figbird, but there's no juvenile in my book, and otherwise it looks like an Olive-backed Oriole, so I thought I should check.

From Eagleby near Brisbane:

4. There were Little Black and Little Pied Cormorants, and a Darter there, but I think this thing which flew over was a Great Cormorant. Only the one photo.

 

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Larry Sweetland

Formerly 'Larry Wheatland'

• Oct 8, 2011

• #2

can't help with the martin , but
3. Figbird
4. Australian Darter

 

Dimitris

Birdwatcher in Oz

• Oct 8, 2011

• #3

Fairy Martin for the swallow as it has a reddish head.

 

M

MacNara

Well-known member

• Oct 9, 2011

• #4

Thank you both. As I said there was a Darter there, and we also saw one in Roma Street in Brisbane. I wasn't sure because of the dark body in silhouette, but the neck shape seems good for Darter and not Great.

Thanks again.

 

Mat & Cathy

Well-known member

• Oct 10, 2011

• #5

both T and F Martins are common in Brisbane. They make very different calls - which is often an easier way to pick them apart.
Cheers
Mat

 

M

MacNara

Well-known member

• Oct 10, 2011

• #6

Thanks Mat and Cathy. If I had heard them call, it would have been useful, of course, but I didn't. This was at Roma Street next to the café & restaurant there.

The BF gods seem to like you: I got six simultaneous and identical notifications of your post! How weird.