Hi all, It looks like we’re returning to the UK at the end of August and I was really hoping to get to my 500th lifer by the time we leave. I’m currently on 491 (or 490 depending on where you stand on the Great Egret split), but limited to Sydney public transport. I’ve been … Read more
Hi all, An interesting photo of a White-necked Heron by Kevin Bartram was posted on Birdline Victoria today – see http://www.eremaea.com/sightingphotos%5C1%5C17578.jpg (and http://www.eremaea.com/BirdlineRecentSightings.aspx?Birdline=1). I’ve seen this species hunched over in the classic heron hunting pose, but nothing quite like this. Kevin suggests that it was probably sunning itself, which seems likely (or perhaps it was … Read more
Dear birders Just had a very pleasant camp out in Capertee with the Hunter Bird Observers Club. Visited the new Capertee National Park which is up the far end of Port Macquarie Road, and is to be called the Capertee National park so as not to confuse with Port Macquarie on the far NSW North … Read more
Hi all I spent some time at Pitt Town Lagoon this morning. It’s very full and the grass is very lush and some of the trees are flowering – quite a few birds about (57 species in just under 2 hours). Nothing spectacular except a possible Australasian Bittern, as noted below. A large, dark brown … Read more
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