At 7.40 pm yesterday, Sunday 10.10.10, whilst standing on the viewing platform outside the fence adjacent the hide at the Edithvale Wetlands, SE of Melbourne, David Stabb saw a Little Bittern fly low across the water from a patch of ribbon rush at the eastern end of the near island to the phragmatis clump beside … Read more
I witnessed a Common Koel female fledgling being fed by it’s Red Wattlebird parent in my garden this evening. Is this not a little early for the young to be already out the nest and flying ? Carol Abbott =============================== To unsubscribe from this mailing list, send the message: unsubscribe (in the body of the … Read more
Port Stephens Pelagic Trip Report – Sun 10th October 2010 Boat: M.V.Argonaut, skippered by Ray Horsefield OBSERVERS Michael Kearns, Dan Mantle, Kristy Peters, Ann Lindsey, Dick Jenkin, Craig Arms, Alan Morris, Tim Morris, Mike Kuhl, Allan Richardson, Mike Newman, Alan Stuart, Steve Roderick and Mick Roderick (leader and organiser). CONDITIONS A stiff … Read more
Greetings In 2001 I volunteered to perform data entry of NSW Atlassing sheets, and subsequently was provided with the data entry program and a number of Atlas sheets by Brian Curtis; from memory, I processed several hundred data sheets. I commented to Brian Curtis on what I saw were several deficiences both in the sheet … Read more
From: debbielustig123@hotmail.com To: birding-aus@vicnet.net.au Subject: What’s the fuss? Date: Sun, 10 Oct 2010 18:06:39 +1000 Late afternoon in Elsternwick, SE Melbourne. The calls of several Pied Currawongs are heard, growing closer. Suddenly, ten alight on a eucalypt in our garden, near a busy thoroughfare. The noise is incredible – a cacophony of shrieks, whistles, squawks. … Read more