Information Care Of the Toowoomba Bird Observer's Club.A Rare Sea-Bird, the Bulwer's Petrel has been found at Oakey on the Darling Downs, not far from Toowoomba.
This rare sea-bird was found exhausted at the Oakey Aviation Base a fortnight ago and was handed onto local expert Wildlife Carer, but sadly it died a day after it was found.
This is the SECOND sighting EVER of this bird in Australia, and is a first for Queensland!!
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Today's National News Article on the rare Bulwer's Petrel: http://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-02-14/rare-seabird-found-in-southern-qld/4518246
J.G.
This rare sea-bird was found exhausted at the Oakey Aviation Base a fortnight ago and was handed onto local expert Wildlife Carer, but sadly it died a day after it was found.
This is the SECOND sighting EVER of this bird in Australia, and is a first for Queensland!!
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| Bulwer's Petrel - Photo C/- Toowoomba Bird Observer's Club |
For More Information and further photographs regrding this exciting sighting - please visit and LIKE the Toowoomba Bird Observer's Facebook Page, Thankyou!
You can also follow the Toowoomba Bird Observer's Club's Forum on this topic.
Today's National News Article on the rare Bulwer's Petrel: http://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-02-14/rare-seabird-found-in-southern-qld/4518246
J.G.
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