Hi Birders, A huge wildfire has torn through Owen Springs Reserve south of Alice Springs over the last 48 hours. As I write that fire front is now making its way along the Ooraminna Range and appears to be on a beeline for the Rufous-crowned Emu-wren sites along the Santa Teresa Road. There are other sites … Read more
I am sitting in the beautiful Queensland sunshine looking at a Square-tailed Kite sitting on a nest. Eric Zillmann and I have it in the telescope and Eric is setting up his camera. Eric 1st studied the Square-tailed Kite nesting at Smiths Crossing near Bucca in 1985. It has nested in the same area each … Read more
How I found out the bowerbirds had returned was actually a little embarrassing. I’d left Brisbane at 4.30am without breakfast (just a bottle of iced coffee and a few corn chips along the way), picked up birding guests from the Gold Coast and headed up to O’Reilly’s. I’d been there and to Binna Burra 2 … Read more
The Geelong Field Naturalists Club excursion this Sunday 21st August is a 4 hour boat trip through The Rip and out to sea off Point Lonsdale. It is not a true pelagic (shallow water) but we hope to get close to some albatross, shearwaters, prions and any other interesting birds that may turn up. There … Read more
Dear Bird Listers, My Top Ten is heavily influenced by where I live on Sydney’s northern beaches. Perhaps some of you may find it useful if you visit the area. The top eight are all in NSW. 1. Warriewood Wetland, including Irrawong Reserve. Has a great variety of habitats which make for good all year … Read more