FLAME ROBIN Braemer SF, QLD @ 17/4/2010 2.55 p.m. Rod Hobson reports "female robin. about 5-6 mtrs, in shade. Low in Belah about 1.5 mtrs from ground. very faint white spot base of bill/forehead. all over grey. belly, breast darker grey/brownish. wing bar bold, white, conspicuous. pale whitish vent. throat lighter, paler than chest. White outer tail coverts. legs, beak appear dark, black. pale eye ring. No sign of pinkish, reddish flush anywhere. left 3.05pm. bird still there UTM 94 - E 282138, N 6990095" This is a highly unusual sighting for the region, with Flame Robins being rare even in the farthest south parts of the state (thanks, Rod Hobson)
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