Just noticed this post on birdforum: http://www.birdforum.net/showthread.php?t=218957 I have absolutely no idea of what could be done about this, thought I should post it here to see if anyone had an idea… That aside, it’s interesting behaviour – I would assume they don’t like other large “raptors” in their territory! Being attacked by Brown Goshawks … Read more
Dear All A very very Merry Christmas to the whole list from me!!! A huge pure flock of 1000+ Fork-tailed Swifts has been swarming over my place in Smithfield, in Cairns northern beaches, all morning today. This arrival is bang on-cue, as this species normally arrives here on the Cairns coastal plain in numbers usually … Read more
On Friday I visited the Western Treatment Plant Werribee with 2 overseas birders and an experienced Aussie birder. A short distance down Paradise Rd we observed what was almost certainly (based on colour and bill shape – the light was not good) a Yellow Thornbill perched on the overhead power lines. It was probably 100m … Read more