Red-browed Treecreeper, Marbled Frogmouth on Sunshine Coast

This afternoon I had a Red-browed Treecreeper in the Mapleton Forest Reserve on the Sunshine Coast. This species is becoming increasingly scarce in southeast Queensland and it is some time since I’ve found them in the hinterland. Later, after dusk, I had Marbled Frogmouths calling at two sites, with one bird showing well. Greg Roberts … Read more

Save the Orange-bellied Parrot

Whatever you think about Facebook, it’s here to stay, and – as we saw in Egypt and Tunisia – social networking can be very powerful. Therefore, a Facebook Page you’re all invited to visit: Save the Orange-bellied Parrot. (NB: not to be confused with three other FB pages with similar names.) This Page is intended … Read more

Feral dove control

G’day, With all the talk of Barbary Doves being caught down south I though it might be worth mentioning that here in Alice Springs, Land for Wildlife just held one of their feral Spotted Turtle-dove trapping workshops. PWSNT almost eradicated the Spotted Turtle-dove from Alice Springs a few years back with a dedicated program of … Read more

Hopetoun

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RFI – Autumn in Lamington

RFI – Autumn in Lamington Hi everyone My family and I are heading up to the gold coast in April, and despite it mainly being to vist relatives, I have been allowed a comparitively small amount of birding time. I am hoping to get over to Lamington one morning (the Binna Burra side) and was … Read more