Hi all, I’m finally trying to enter all my sightings into the latest IOC checklist to see what my world list is. However of course i’m having trouble working out some species so i was wondering if someone could help?? Sorry if this is really dumb?! The first lot of questions relate to species seen … Read more
Hi all, Sorting through some lists from a trip to Lawn Hill NP in 2008, I was reminded of a sighting at Lake Moondarra, of a group of Peacocks there. Lake Moondarra is Mt Isa’s water supply reserviour, and beside the spillway is a park called Warrina Park. The Peacocks were living there, and assumably … Read more
Hi We (4 of us) are visiting WTP on Tuesday 8th February and wondering if there is anyone available to meet us there and help identify the waders as we don’t have a lot of experience with these little fellows. I have a general purpose permit and key and 2 of us are Birds Australia … Read more
I had great pleasure in seeing these birds on our property this afternoon. Blue Jays were one of my favourite birds as a child in the mallee in the Riverland SA. They were a common bird and with their distinctive high pitched call, they were one of the easy ones for us to track down. … Read more
Hi All, Pete Kyne, these days based in Darwin has asked me to post this to Birding-Aus for him. Early on last Friday evening near Stoke’s Hill Wharf in Darwin Harbour a Short-tailed Shearwater was photographed both on the water and in flight (I and others have seen the shots), subsequently not seen since. Not … Read more