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The article discusses the discovery of a Grey Nightjar Caprimulgus indicus bird aboard the Australian Customs Vessel (ACV) Storm Bay anchored at Ashmore Reef within the Australian Economic Exclusion Zone on December 25, 2003. Considered as the first sighting of the bird and inclusion in the revised checklist of the Birds Australia Rarities Committee (BARC), the structural and plumage features of the bird are reported including how its tail extends well beyond its wings at rest. A photograph of the bird is presented, emphasizing the strange looking tertials in its wings.