sunshine coast pelagic

We had a great day out today on our second Sunshine Coast pelagic. See here for some nice pictures from Paul Barden: http://sunshinecoastbirds.blogspot.com/. Starting Point: Mooloolaba, Sunshine Coast Date: 5/11/2011 Vessel: 10m catamaran, the Cat-A-Pult, skippered by Paddy Dimond Other Participants: Paul Barden, Rob Dougherty, Emily Johnson, Dave Metcalf, Colin Reid, Greg Roberts (organiser), Brian … Read more

Australian Painted Snipe

Hello all, Another female APS reported from Pitt Town Bottoms today any one got any ideas on why we are recording so many of these great birds. the beautiful Hawkesbury 60km N/W of Sydney =============================== To unsubscribe from this mailing list, send the message: unsubscribe (in the body of the message, with no Subject line) … Read more

Helmeted Guineafowl near Atherton

Hello all….I don’t spend any time looking for plastic ticks but I do record introduced species if I believe they are wild. Recently I saw some Helmeted Guinea-fowl north of Atherton in a field with some Brushturkeys. Does anyone know if there is a wild population here? I seem to remember someone ticking birds near … Read more

Latest birdcall ‘mystery’

Have uploaded the latest mystery call on to the BSQ Audiowebsite, I think it’s probably a Striated Pardalote (Pardalotus striatus) but I’m not sure that I’ve heard this one before. There are other species calling on there, noticeably White-throated Honeyeater and Silvereyes (….and it was obviously raining too!). Thanks also to everyone who attempted to … Read more