This is a summary of Australian painted snipe Rostratula australis sightings in the Wanganella area from November 2010 to February 2011 Wanganella has become Australian Painted Snipe Central with fifteen to seventeen individual birds recorded over late spring and summer. They were recorded as singles, pairs or family groups on a total of thirteen occasions. … Read more
Following on from reports of seabirds on the Atherton Tablelands post Yasi seen by Alan Gillanders (including Lesser Frigatebird), on Sunday afternoon (27th Feb) we had a lone juvenile Great Frigatebird over Lake Tinaroo at Tinnaburra. Cheers, Pete Kyne and Micha Jackson Peter Kyne (PhD) Research Associate – Aquatic Ecology Tropical Rivers and Coastal Knowledge … Read more
Thanks to all the people who responded privately to my listing of the singing bushlark. I stand corrected – wiser heads than mine have identified the little bloke as a canary. I’d never seen one that colour so it never even occurred to me that it could be this species. You’ll all be pleased to … Read more
Hi all, Picture a typical country cottage built just before the “Great War”. Its roof is red corrugated iron and the walls are thick unpainted weatherboards, hand-split with a broad-axe from the surrounding forests. From the veranda, short grass flows out to the huge gum trees that first rose above the ground before the house … Read more
Cheryl & others, I got a phone call this morning from a Victorian lady who told me she was getting rid of a full set of “bird observers cards, nos 1-394 in 4 volumes.” “She did not want to put them on e-bay.” Any one interested contact me off list & I will pass on … Read more