Hi birders, Lisa Harris of ASDP has informed me that she saw TWO Painted Snipe today just before dusk at the Alice Springs Sewage Ponds- one male bird, and one juvenile. The plot thickens… I’ll be heading to the site again tomorrow around 4pm so if anyone out there wants to come along with me … Read more
Hi all, There are a couple of vacancies for two upcoming pelagics off Port Stephens, NSW. There are two spots for this Sunday 28th and one, possibly two, for Sun 12th Dec. Contact me direct if you are interested or require more info. All of these trips are 100% not-for-profit. Mick Roderick ============================== To unsubscribe from … Read more
Hi Bob, I’ve found the following BOCA record west of Tennant Creek dated 18/5/1987. This presumably makes it either a late record. . Channel-billed Cuckoo, 18/5/1987, 120 km east of Three Ways on Mt Isa Road, Bird Observation & Conservation Australia, 9°15’00″S 135°45’00″E. Cheers, Tim ________________________________________ From: birding-aus-bounces@vicnet.net.au [birding-aus-bounces@vicnet.net.au] on behalf of bob gosford [bgosford@gmail.com] … Read more
Hello Chris Do we have any specifics on the location of the koel, ie. street name/s? Reynella is a reasonable size! Regards,Michael W Chris Hankel wrote: “For the last 3 weeks or so there’s been a Common Koel making his presence felt round Reynella SA (southern Adelaide suburb) by his very distinctive call. There only … Read more
Dear all, A quick note re the C-b C in central Australia. While going through some papers I came across “*Birds of McDonald Downs Station, NT*”, S. S. Ornithologist, July 1948 at p. 15 by L. J. Ellis. It has, among entries for 71 other species, the following entry from records for July & August … Read more