On a recent trip to Sydney we attended three concerts at the Opera House. At the intervals we went out onto the concourse overlooking the Harbour Bridge. This would have been at about 9pm. There appeared to be hundreds of Silver Gulls wheeling in the lights over the bridge. Has anyone a theory about why … Read more
Nikolas et al, I have contacted a friend in NSW DPI and sent him the URL of the original post. My friend has passed the information to those responsible for exotic animals. It will be interesting to see what happens next. I vouch how they settle into an area. I have seen them in Barcelona, … Read more
Hi all, Apologies for going slightly off topic (but at least they do fly). Does anyone know of any online resource/publication that catalogues the frequencies of bat calls in Australia. I have accessed an excellent resouce for NSW but cannot find any detailed information for thier counterparts in other states. I would particularly be interested … Read more
Recently whilst analyzing audio sensors from the QUT audio project http://www.mquter.qut.edu.au/Sensor/monitoring_samford.aspxat Samford (SE Qld) I came across this call http://www.aviceda.org/audio/ and believe that it is the daytime call of the Australian Owlet-Nightjar. I have created a small site to highlight ‘Mystery-calls’ that we are finding and you can leave remarks and opinions. Listen for the … Read more