Hi Birders. Just a quick note to pass on the news that Cinnamon Quail-thrush have turned up less than 50km south of Alice Springs on the Santa Teresa Road, close to the ‘classic’ Rufous Crowned Emu-Wren site. I have encountered the birds two days running. Just as with the Erldunda sites the vegetation is presently … Read more
Erratum: 500mm!!! Graham Buchan Begin forwarded message: > From: Graham Buchan > Date: 8 May 2011 9:28:33 PM AEST > To: “Birding-Aus (E-mail) Birding-Aus, (E-mail)” > Subject: MAROUBRA – SUNDAY 8TH MAY 2011 > > Hi all, > > Spent a few hours today with Ray Gobbe and Robert Griffin on top of the cliffs. … Read more
Hi all, Spent a few hours today with Ray Gobbe and Robert Griffin on top of the cliffs. Of note today – a small turtle (5000mm? long) close in to the cliffs, tens of Common Dolphin, NO shearwaters at all, BB and YN Albatross way out. Fishermen were catching Australian Salmon off the rocks nearby. … Read more
Interesting. I had the privilege of one of these in my garden in Canberra in July & August 2007. It was only the second ever record in the ACT (the first was at Jerrabomberra wetlands a few weeks earlier). It was seen by me everyday for nine weeks and something like 60 people came to … Read more
This is not a personal comment to Steve or any other individual or about any particular bird species. I’m just using Steve’s message as an example. If the purpose of the “tick” is a survey of a site and a legitimate need to know about the distribution of particular species, yes that is important but … Read more