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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Larry Sweetland" data-source="post: 1234011" data-attributes="member: 27337">Barren GroundsWell apparently it can be good but it was blowing a gale and I saw buggerall. What was even worse was that Nicky wandered off to the viewpoint and flushed a Ground Parrot! I guess it's about time she gripped me off with something really serious. What's also bad is that our car's dodgy and we're back in Sydney a trifle miffed with the local cowboys. Will we ever actually get out of here ? We met 2 friendly birders while at BG, who said a week ago there were "Bristlebirds everywhere". Great. Only interesting thing I saw was an unfamiliar-looking, but rather distant, owl hunting over the open heath/sedge at dusk. Pale, too long-winged for Barn, and buffish below and above (in dodgy sunset light, but clearly not white). Ideas? I figured Grass, or maybe Masked, but have no experience of either. Couldn't really judge size.870 Nankeen Kestrel871 Sraw-necked Ibis</blockquote>