The only time I have seen one of these before was in Borneo !
This one flew into the backyard (Maitland NSW) and landed on the fence about 8m away from where I was working in the garden. It stayed there long enough for me to go inside and get my camera and take a few photos.
As it flew away the magpies saw and and made sure it left their territory 
Taken with 200mm lens, so it was quite close
Isn't it great that you were around at the right time to see it, otherwise you wouldn't have known it was there.
Kathiemt
Selby, Victoria