White-throated Needletail-NSW

At 11:30am on the 6th of February, approximately 24 WTNT were seen flying over property at Bellawongarah. On the 18th of February, one WTNT was seen flying over house yard at Bellawongarah. On the 19th of February, at least 3-4 dozen WTNT were seen in a loose flock flying between the Shoalhaven River, Nowra and … Read more

Lorikeets

Is anyone else seeing lots of lorikeets around, particularly in Victoria? It seems to be a boom year for them here, but that could be just my perception because we are getting greater numbers, and greater diversity, than usual. Perhaps we have the best flowering eucalypts in the region! Over the last couple of weeks, … Read more

Databases now BIRDINFO is defunct

I apologise for raising the perennial database query butŠ This week I spoke to Simon Bennett, the author of the Birdinfo database and was disappointed to be advised he is no longer supporting the software; software that I have been using for 10 + years, storing 10s of 1000s of records. Indeed had I known … Read more

Databases now Birdinfo is defunct

I apologise for raising the perennial database query butŠ This week I spoke to Simon Bennett, the author of the Birdinfo database and was disappointed to be advised he is no longer supporting the software; software that I have been using for 10 + years, storing 10s of 1000s of records. Indeed had I known … Read more

RFI Gosford

Hi folks, at the end of March, I’m driving my wife from Maryborough QLD down to a convention in Gosford NSW. I see there are a few reserves and forests around the area. I may only have half a day to explore, so can anyone recommend a good place to head within say 1/2 hour … Read more