top ten birding sites

G’day Bird lovers, As the vast majority of my birding experience has been here in Central Australia, I’ll have a stab at a Top Ten Centralian birding sites. Here goes; 1. Alice Poo Ponds – no question. Close to town and the bird list is approaching 200. Spotting waders and ducks is somehow a whole … Read more

Murray Valley Hwy and N Victoria, plus Snowies

Hi all, My sons and I are planning a trip from Hattah-Kulkyne NP near Mildura to Albury, taking the Murray Valley Hwy. I’m the only birder in the bunch, though the others are interested in birds to various degrees, as well as just wildlife, nature, beautiful scenery, and such like. If we take a few … Read more

Australian Painted Snipe

Gary Eggins, Warren Thompson and Val and I took a quick trip to Casino, north coast NSW, today in an attempt to see the 4 Australian Painted Snipe reported there by Steven McBride on August 10 and Phil Gilmour and Carole Helman on August 14. Warren, Val and I had seen the species before but … Read more

Kerang Lakes

Hello Birding-Ausers, It is 6 months or so already since the “superflood” which hit the Kerang region of northern Victoria during the summer just gone. The birdlife in the region has been booming and things are only going to get better as we come into this spring and summer. I deliberately avoided visiting the various … Read more

Ostrich & Others

Good Evening everyone Now this is purely a coincidence as I am just putting up the rest of my photos from my trip for the Scarlet-chested Parrot, but as I had to pick up a mate of mine up on the Murray I decided to have a look for the Ostriches that have been seen … Read more