Hi Folks I will soon be staying near Puerto Princesa, Palawan in the Philippines for a few days and would like to know if anyone has a contact or knows of a tour company or someone that can give me a day tour for birds. I have sent some requests to a couple of companies … Read more
In the interest of assisting birders with the identification of the Little Egrets we normally see in Australia I have uploaded a few images showing comparisons with Eastern Great Egret, Intermediate Egret and Eastern Reef Egret. The images can be see by going to: http://users.tpg.com.au/inglisrc/ and clicking on the button labelled “Identifying Little Egret” in … Read more
The idea as expressed in the email below from Kevin Bartram suggesting that this bird is a leucistic Pied Heron has also been voiced by others but more in relation to the somewhat similar bird at Parry’s Lagoon WA.. It is indeed interesting that the plumage pattern of the bird resembles a faded or washed-out … Read more
The Metallic starlings are back in the big eucalypt at the top of our road and are starting their colony afresh! Their tree was stripped and a bit knocked about by TC Yasi and has now enough leaves for them to start working on their nests. Also the first small flock of Pied imperial pigeons … Read more