I was at a particularly lush and forested part of Fig Tree Pocket ( a suburb of Brisbane) today and was assured by someone that they had just seen a Lyrebird foraging in the dense growth near the road! My response was to say they arent found in Brisbane but was assured that the bird … Read more
Dear Birders, Walking in the KNP today we flushed a pair of snipe – presumably Latham’s. The birds were seen in snow grass and alpine heath near the ruins of Foreman’s Hut upstream of the confluence of the Snowy River and Club Lake Creek. Seemed like a strange place to find them. Regards Peter Peter … Read more
Hi All, are there any Garganey or Black-headed Gulls being seen around Darwin this year ? Tony =============================== To unsubscribe from this mailing list, send the message: unsubscribe (in the body of the message, with no Subject line) to: birding-aus-request@vicnet.net.au http://birding-aus.org ===============================
…and I forgot to mention the Tasmanian Boobook owl (morpoke) split from the mainland species and aligned with the NZ Boobook. Cheers David Kowalick =============================== To unsubscribe from this mailing list, send the message: unsubscribe (in the body of the message, with no Subject line) to: birding-aus-request@vicnet.net.au http://birding-aus.org ===============================
Hi birdos, Like Phil I have adopted the IOC list as the best way to inform my own check-list. I figure overseas birdos get to use it so why can’t I. A cursory glance of the list has some significant splits such as Red-collared Lorikeet from the Rainbow, Hornbill Friarbird from Helmeted, Swan River Honeyeater … Read more