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Carol Probets

More options May 11, 6:40 pm

From: Carol Probets <ori...@lisp.com.au>

Date: Mon, 12 May 2008 08:40:01 +1000

Local: Sun, May 11 2008 6:40 pm

Subject: Re: [Birding-Aus] NSW - A weekend of Sydney rarities - 10 to 11th May 2008

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Hi Edwin and all,

Re the Blue-faced Honeyeaters in western Sydney, Sandra Boxsell has
also been seeing them periodically at Cranebrook near Penrith for the
past few years. I included an item about this with one of Sandra's
photos last year on my website:

http://www.bmbirding.com.au/news3.html#blueys

Cheers,

Carol

At 6:27 PM +1000 11/5/08, Edwin Vella wrote:

>It all first started at home in Seven Hills when just before I
>headed out shopping, I heard the distinct whistling call of a
>BLUE-FACED HONEYEATER, and I was soon observing an adult perching on
>an antennae on the roof of the people behind us. Wow great to get a
>rarity from your own backyard and a great way to start the weekend
>too! Blue-faced Honeyeaters appear to be resident in only one spot
>in Sydney that being at Wisemans Ferry area (approx. 80 km NW of
>Sydney CBD) on the north-western outskirts of Sydney and
>occassionally turn up in other parts of the Hawkesbury (Keith
>Brandwood has seen some of the later birds) but in due course may
>become well established in other parts of Sydney.

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