Australian Painted Snipe
Moderator: Mick Atzeni
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Australian Painted Snipe
An injured male Australian Painted Snipe was found in Greenwattle Street and Olive Booth was contacted to see if she could help. She and Kev & Kay Williams went and picked up the bird and took it to an animal carer. This is a great find for the local area and as far as I can remember it is the first record in the club area west of the range. Lets hope that it survives.
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Australian Painted Snipe
The date for this sighting was 1 November 2011.
- Mick Atzeni
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More Painted Snipes!
Wow, what a great record (except for the bird, which I hope recovers!)
This has really been a red-letter year for Australian Painted Snipe, with individuals reported from all over the place. I think the individual count for the year for the whole country is well in excess of a hundred birds. I'm hoping some non-injured individuals show up in the Lockyer Valley again, so keep an eye out.
Cheers,
Chris Sanderson
This has really been a red-letter year for Australian Painted Snipe, with individuals reported from all over the place. I think the individual count for the year for the whole country is well in excess of a hundred birds. I'm hoping some non-injured individuals show up in the Lockyer Valley again, so keep an eye out.
Cheers,
Chris Sanderson