Thought I’d take the opportunity of getting out of the house and do a bit of a sea watch from The Nobbies – 15 min drive from home. It was sunny and a strong nw wind blowing – but not too cold. Not many birds out there – the usual 3 gulls (Kelp, Pacific and … Read more
Very hard to say at this distance Uwe. The dark bird must be a Brown Falcon as the tail is too short for Black Falcon. The pale bird could be called a possible Grey Falcon but at this distance there is no yellow visible on the face or feet which would rule it out from … Read more
All Many thanks to everyone who has reviewed photos and given feedback on the storm-petrel we saw yesterday. Paul Walbridge will be posting a formal Southport Pelagic report tomorrow for yesterday’s trip – which I am sure many will be looking forward to. The feedback about the ‘storm-petrel’ from experienced birders from both Australia and … Read more
Checked-out the many small wetlands along Cove Road, Stanmore yesterday morning (Stanmore is a locality between Beerwah and Woodford, SEQ). Found two male and one female Australasian Shoveler on a natural wetland, a species not often seen on the Sunshine Coast and environs. Also single Glossy Ibis at a couple of spots, a raft of … Read more
Good Morning everyone It is exciting news that Rob Morris and Paul Walbridge broke yesterday about the NZ Storm Petrel seen off Southport and both of them need to be congratulated as I know the effort that they both put in to chasing Pelagics. I have just put up a few more shots from my … Read more