andrew fildes <afildes@netlink.com.au> wrote/replied to: >The gulls of my acquaintance (Herring, Silver, Pacific Black Backed) >have webbed feet - this didn't. No really distinctive leading claws >or back claw either. Broad toed like a swamp trotter of some kind. >Time to get forensic and grab the local 'scats and tracks' book! Well, I don't think it was a moorhen, they aren't webbed, but they don't really fly much. They wouldn't land, make a footprint then fly away, doesn't happen. But many other kinds of birds do easily fly, my guess might be a crow or a blackbird. Jim Davis - checkout the Motorcycle Headlight Relay Kit at: http://jimdavis.oberro.com/html/bike_acc_.html