About a very distant vagrant Australian Pelican

[Philip Veerman <>]

This has just come in from the Philippine birding email chat group (e-BON) that 
I subscribe to  A first record of an Australian Pelican for Philippines. Will 
that be of any interest in Australia?



Philip



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Maia Bird posted: " by Ivan Sarenas AUSTRALIAN PELICAN Pelecanus conspicillatus 
September 7, 2016 Meanwhile at Sarangani... Australian Pelican, a new country 
record (this species had never been seen before in the country). From a 
supposed last sneak of birding at a res"



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by Ivan Sarenas

AUSTRALIAN PELICAN Pelecanus conspicillatus

September 7, 2016

Meanwhile at Sarangani...

Australian Pelican, a new country record (this species had never been seen 
before in the country). From a supposed last sneak of birding at a reserve in 
Davao this morning, news of this bird prompted us to drop everything. The 
desire to find this bird made us rush to Gensan with nothing more than the 
tidbit that it was photographed on a fishpond yesterday. After checking 
possible ponds we found out it was inside one of the secure pond complexes 
which put our access on hold. While waiting for permission we were also 
informed that it had left the complex. We checked a nearby public beach and I 
forded 3 small muddy streams to try to peek from the seaside only to be 
informed that the desired pond was too far and inaccessible from the side that 
I was trying. We checked again for our permit and it had still not yet been 
given. Pete Simpson had to go back to Davao and I decided that I will have to 
rebook my flight back to try again the next day. We checked the first beach 
again and like an obvious giant needle in a haystack, there it was!
Like the cops on a crime scene, on the way back home, we got our permit.

While it is safe within the Sarangani Bay ponds, it may not be so whenever it 
goes out to the shallow nearby sea. We hope the baranggay and other authorities 
take measures to ensure that this enormous visiting bird not fall to harm.


Editor's Note: The sighting of the Australian Pelican has generated a lot of 
publicity in the local news. Here are some links featuring the Australian 
Pelican sighting:


·          
<http://www.sunstar.com.ph/davao/weekend/2016/09/11/australian-pelican-lands-sarangani-496948>
 Sunstar Davao

·          <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EsN_H7ijPF4> GMA News TV

·          <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mNsFb2u8hkk> Kapuso Mo, Jessica 
Soho: Australian Pelican sa GenSan

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