Hi all, All the old faces are starting to show up at Werribee. Today there were two Bar-tailed godwits on the rocks in the bay, just in from the Beach Rd gate. At the Conservation Pond 35 E 9 there was the resident Wood Sandpiper mid-way along the North edge and in the South- east … Read more
Hello all, This afternoon I heard from Lorand Szucs, who reports that he has seen both Princess Parrots and Scarlet-chested Parrots at Neale Junction in recent days. Princess Parrot was relatively common and the area is ‘alive’ with birds ATM. I dropped into Gluepot last week and the Scarlet-chested … Read more
For those who may be interested,,, To: “Birding NZ” Cc: “‘Colin Miskelly’” , susan.waugh@tepapa.govt.nz, “‘Alan Tennyson’” Date: Thu, 13 Oct 2011 20:59:05 +1300 Subject: [BIRDING-NZ] M.V. Rena grim statistics I have been helping with identification of dead oiled sea birds for the last 2 days. This included birds recovered on 11-13 October up to mid … Read more