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Observation details

Whilst driving south along the coast road from Lennox Head, I saw two Frigatebirds circling over the road above my car. I stopped and pulled in at the next layby and managed to take five photos before the birds disappeared northwards behind trees. I then alerted others to the sighting in the hope they would be seen elsewhere by sending my images via our WhatsApp group. Hans Wohlmuth was the first to say he thought they were Great Frigatebirds from the images sent via my mobile at the time. This was confirmed later after I returned home and sent the photos by computer. Hans, Steve McBride and myself all agreed they were Great, not Lesser Frigatebirds due to the lack of white spurs bleeding from the white bellies to the wing coverts and also the pale (grey?) throats. They were in view for c4 minutes and I attach three photos here.