In any case, I would not be at all surprised if the species did not breed in its first year and therefore younger birds might wander. That is probably known but I am too busy to search further to check. Mike Carter 30 Canadian Bay Road Mount Eliza VIC 3930 Tel (03) 9787 7136
I was attacked by a Grey Butcherbird in late September in a suburban street on the Gold Coast, Queensland, on my walking route to work. It had swooped me on two mornings about three weeks earlier, so I had changed to walking down the other side of the road, where there is no footpath. After … Read more
Thursday, 21st October, 8pm: Common RINGtail Possum, corner Missenden Rd/Carrillon Ave, crossing Carrillon Ave via power line (note Common BRUSHtail Possums are common in the area) Monday, 25th October, 10am: singing Red-whiskered Bulbul, corner Briggs St/Church St (may be of interest for those who like to cheat and add introduced pests to their OZ list … Read more
G’day Rob, Their eggs are laid around June so it’s ok for them to be away at this time of year. They would appear to be following a similar path as Jouanin’s Petrel which also breeds in the same area at same time of year and have been recorded in the waters off NW Australia … Read more
Just wondering if these birds could have been blown across the Indian Ocean on unusually strong ocean gales? If the Arabian (Persian) Shearwaters forage in the Indian Ocean, say as far south as the Seychelles or the northern tip of Madagascar, then it is conceivable that they’ve been blown directly east to waters off the … Read more