Hi all, During the last week groups of up to 20 Swift Parrots have been seen flitting from tree to tree – sometimes quite far apart in Cowes east, around the Primary School and north. There are several trees, both indigenous and non-local native eucalypts in flower at the moment in the area. I’ve seen … Read more
After a failed attempt in the rain this morning I went back this afternoon for another crack at the white fronted honeyeater. Had a fantastic half an hour watching one very hyperactive bird chasing all others from its favorite tree, and feeding in the blossoms. A number of times the bird flew down to some … Read more
Hi All, I would encourage anyone wanting to see an increased knowledge in night parrots to comment on the proposed FMG development in the Fortiscue Marshes, WA (site of the Minga Well, 2005 sighting) to urge the proponent to do more to demonstrate they won’t have a significant impact on night parrots within this possibly … Read more
http://news.theage.com.au/breaking-news-national/dead-swans-dumped-at-premiers-office-20110509-1eezx.html Link to AAP report taken up in The Age online today. The figure of nine swans quoted in this article includes three cygnets. =============================== To unsubscribe from this mailing list, send the message: unsubscribe (in the body of the message, with no Subject line) to: birding-aus-request@vicnet.net.au http://birding-aus.org ===============================