A mate of mine in NZ just emailed to say he was rushing out the door to look for an a second Emperor reported on a beach near Christchurch! He dipped on the first due to the ash cloud precluding flights…..Hope he scores! Phil Gregory Sicklebill Safaris / Cassowary House =============================== To unsubscribe from this … Read more
We went to Flynn’s Winery (Lewis Rd, Northern Hwy 15 km from Heathcote) for lunch yesterday and saw a dozen or so Blue-winged Parrots. As we arrived they flushed from mown grass into a tree in front of the Bistro. As we ate our lunch, I kept the tree under my eye, also noticing a … Read more
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_____ Hi, I’m not a subscriber, but do go through the Birding-aus achieves from time to time, however I thought the readers may be interested in some recent sightings of Grey Falcons in western Qld. The first bird was seen on 17/6/11 about 30 feet above our heads at the red sand Dunes 12 kms … Read more
Hi Neil, based on the measurements you gave me, it would appear that the bird is a Salvin’s Prion, probably a female. You’ll have a better idea if you can get the specimen to the museum. That is a fair chunk of a bill on that bird, P. salvini and P. desolata are very similar … Read more