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  1. 31st December 2015, 01:32 PM #1
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    Default Does anyone know what bird this is

    I saw a bird (only from the back) and a chick 20 - 25 metres high in gum tree. Location is MacMasters Beach NSW about a kilometre from the beach. Time was around 6.30 - 7.00 pm. Light not the best. I thought it was grey with white bits, but the photos I edited this morning indicate brown with white bits. The noises it made were something like a currawong first learning to speak. I first thought one of the larger cuckoos but what would one of those be doing with a chick? I took a series of photos and cropped them to maximum possible. Any suggestions would be most appreciated.

    Edit: It is quite large. I would estimated 40 - 50 cm.

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  3. 31st December 2015, 01:48 PM #2
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    Looks like crested pigeon ?
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  5. 31st December 2015, 03:06 PM #4
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    It may be a Pacific Baza.

    Pacific Baza | BIRDS in BACKYARDS

    There are sound samples here but I can get them to play.
    Australian Birds: photographs by Graeme Chapman, ornithologist


    Try this page.
    Pacific Baza sound recording: Voices of two birds calling on flight. | the Internet Bird Collection
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  6. 31st December 2015, 07:16 PM #5
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    Concur. Pacific baza.
    Mad yellow eye.
    Common in the area at this time of year
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  7. 31st December 2015, 08:40 PM #6
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    Thank you cliff and arron. I think you are correct. Sound from MM guide is close enough to my recollection and this afternoon I spotted a nest in one of the outer limbs that matches MM guide book description

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