Hi all This is clearly one very site-faithful bird for now. After taking all week to get around to it, I finally managed to get out to Minnippi Parklands in Tingalpa late this afternoon. Several birders was just leaving as I arrived, saying the bird hadn’t been seen for close to an hour. I reasoned … Read more
Hi Folks, For those who are interested in the ongoing debate about Bassian Thrush and Russet-tailed Thrush in the Wet Tropics we have put a couple of images on this weeks blog that might be of interest. They are of a juvenile that appeared in the Lodge grounds two weeks ago. Blog Link http://kingfisherparkbirdwatchers.blogspot.com/2011/05/15th-may-2011-report.html Cheers, … Read more
Sydney Pelagic Trip Report – Saturday 14 May 2011 In the tail of the cold southerly fronts across south-eastern Australia over the preceding week, we were hoping to see good numbers of southern cold water species. Winds were 25-35 knots SW; swell 2-3 m S; seas 2-4 m, SW. The choppy conditions of late … Read more
About a month ago on the Birds Queensland website I reported seeing an Oriental Cuckoo at my home in Beechmont on the edge of Lamington NP about 5kms from Binna Burra. I have lived here for about 30 years and it was my sighting of one. I assumed it was just passing through but to … Read more
An immature White-tailed Tropicbird landed on a main road in Leongatha yesterday. This is over 40 km inland. It was rescued just prior to being crushed by a truck and is now in care and doing well. This follows a period of wet and windy weather. Mike Carter 30 Canadian Bay Road Mount Eliza VIC … Read more