Cairns trip report – 28-30 October

Hi everyone, Steve Burns, Alan Collins, Mark Newman and I have just returned from a lighting 3 day trip to the Cairns area, organised by Mark. We flew out from Perth on Thursday night and stayed Friday and Saturday nights at Kingfisher Park, before returning to Perth late Sunday afternoon. Below is a brief report … Read more

New mystery call

Spent the day avoiding horse-races and analyzing calls on the SW backup Sensor (of the Camp Mountain Samford, SE Qld site) that were captured on 15 October 2010 During the 14.30 hrs clip I came across a 5-note repetition call that I’m sure I should know (but couldn’t remember…) Please visit the BSQ Audio site … Read more

Black-necked Stalker’s Twitchathon report

Well the annual NSW Twitchathon is over and those annual twitchers can now get a reasonable night’s sleep. The Black-necked Stalkers trialled a new route this year starting in Glen Innes and finishing at Tullymorgan, near Lawrence. We didn’t expect to win as the bar has been raise so high in recent years that only … Read more

Pitt Town Shorebird ID

Hello all. the person who mailed re a shorebird he saw at Pitt Town on Sunday and thought it may be a reeve I believe it was a Wood sandpiper. It appears the one I reported from Pitt Town Bottoms last week as moved to Pitt Town as it was there yesterday when I was … Read more

Mooloolaba magic

I was invited to spend part of last weekend at a birthday celebration in Mooloolaba, Sunshine Coast (look it up – halfway up the right-hand side of Australia). I was a bit apprehensive, having become accustomed to the quiet life on Bribie Island (south a bit). The heaving hordes of the Sunshine Coast aren’t really … Read more