Day: May 5, 2011

Gooday BA Judy and I recently made some inquiries on BA re Kilcowera Station and here thank all who made suggestions etc. Over the Easter break we went to Brisbane for a couple of days then set out westward. As it turned out we did not get to Kilcowera but did camp one night at … Read more

A shot, juvenile swan was presented at Ted Baillieu’s electoral office on Wednesday morning, along with two Coots and six Teal (Chestnut and Grey). Here are some photos. Please note: images may cause offence to some people. Duck hunters cut off the breast meat and leave duck carcasses on the wetlands. http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10150231679643125.365719.638123124 =============================== To unsubscribe … Read more

While driving into Quirindi from the New England Highway, I saw what I saw a bowerbird land beside, then fly into an orange-berried bush in a garden. Bins were’nt handy and anyway was driving to a meeting with no time to stop. At a glance it looked a bit like a pale Western Bowerbird with … Read more

Thirdly, I have no problems accepting that similar looking birds can be of a different species, & that different looking birds can be of the same species. Therefore, I fully accept that Yellow Rosella’s are a race of nominate Crimson etc etc…. & these are recorded by me as per C&B 2008. ….but it is … Read more

Richard Baxter is back on Christmas & Cocos Islands. He reports that it appears that the rarities that were there earlier in the year seem to have moved on and he had nothing to report from Christmas Island. Cocos is the wettest he has ever seen it and the continuing rain makes birding difficult. There … Read more