Hi all, Does anyone by chance have a pdf of the following paper from north of the border? Glynn, W.F. 1995. Bat Hawk (*Macheiramphus alcinus*) sighting from Kobakma, Irian Jaya, Indonesia on 8th December 1990. *Muruk* 7: 122–123. I would be grateful if anyone could help me out with this reference. Thank you! Bert Harris … Read more
Hi all, As some of you will know there is a birding/photography site called Birding Oz with an active forum membership. Inspired by the popular Twitchathons, last year Arron Davies suggested the challenge to see how many birds we could photograph in a given time period and the BirdingOz PhotoTwitch was born! The inaugural event … Read more
Hello birders. So, is the Swan River (or Western) Honeyeater now an official tick? What’s the procedure in between editions of Christidis and Boles? Is this a matter for BARC to buy into? Colin Scouler. Begin forwarded message: > From: “Wedderburn Birding” > Date: 30 October 2010 12:44:37 PM > To: “‘BIRDING-AUS’” , > > … Read more
We have now determined that the bird in the abbreviated report below claimed as a JUVENILE Grey-streaked Flycatcher was misidentified. It was a juvenile DARK-SIDED FLYCATCHER. Our group pondered on the ID in the field and have now found five characters which give us the confidence to make this claim. As the three leaders of … Read more
Hi All, Today I heard the first BBPK calls for the summer. As usual they arrived here two weeks after they were reported at Kingfisher Park, which is about 1000 km north of here. Arrival times from the last twenty years vary from early to late November, so this year is the earliest (by a … Read more