I made a short visit to a few spots around Ocean Grove / Barwon Heads this morning. There were 10 Pacific Golden Plover on the rocks at 13th Beach / Black Rock, plus a few stints and a single red-capped plover. There was a group of 7 Black-winged Stilts with the gulls on the beach. … Read more
Hi, I found Syd Curtis’s post wonderfully interesting and, like Syd, was intrigued by the name “Devil-bird” used by Marnix as a name for the Yellow-throated Scrub-wren. Although not much to go on, J. D. Macdonald’s ‘The illustrated Dictionary of Australian Birds” notes, “…name said to be given because they live in dark places beside … Read more
Just for those that may be interested here is another Swamp Harrier looking very similar to the bird pointed to by Rohan. http://www.pbase.com/palliser/image/131670089 This individual was photographed at Kurnell, Sydney in November 2008. Such birds are not that uncommon, but interesting just the same. Cheers, Tony =============================== To unsubscribe from this mailing list, send the … Read more
I was amazed at the amount of helpful, constructive and expert advice which I received about my Mystery Whistler. Really, Birding-Aus is a fantastic resource. Thank you all very much. Rosemary Royle Wales, UK PS I am now pretty sure it was an immature Red Lored. ============================== To unsubscribe from this mailing list, send the … Read more