Possible Australasian Bittern at Pitt Town lagoon

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

Adaptable urban birds have bigger brains

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Australian Big Years

Hi birding-aussers, Since Ruth and I completed our “VicTwitch” Big Year in Victoria last year, I am interested in the history of Big Years in Australia. I can’t find that much information – presumably because Big Years are not pursued particularly vigorously in Australia. Here is what I have: Australian Records: ????: 535 Species: John … Read more

Pacific Baza at Gunnedah NSW.

Through the 1980’s I lived at nearby Narrabri and the sole Pacific Baza that I encountered was about twenty kilometres south of Bingara, well to the north of Gunnedah. Del. Richards, Fine Feather Tours, Mossman, NQ. E-mail message checked by Spyware Doctor (6.1.0.447) Database version: 6.16310 http://www.pctools.com/en/spyware-doctor-antivirus/ =============================== To unsubscribe from this mailing list, send … Read more

Paynes Find & Cue

Hi everyone, Here is a short highlights package from a trip by Alan Collins, Mark Newman, and myself to the Paynes Find & Cue areas over Easter. Our basic itinerary was as follows; Friday: Perth to Wubin Saturday: Wubin to Cue, with a deviation to Warne River Sunday: around Cue Monday: Cue to Kirkalocka Station … Read more