Lake Joondalup continues to produce

Hello all, 12/01/12 120) Black-winged Stilts 2) Chestnut Teal (pair) 1) Intermediate Egret still present on its favorite grassy island next to Picnic Cove 13/01/12 7+) Black-winged Stilt 8+) Marsh Harriers 1) Whistling Kite 1) Brown Goshawk 2) Australian Hobby 1) Intermediate Egret still on its favorite grassy island next to Picnic Cove 12) Glossy … Read more

Impact of changing wind patterns of sea birds

See: Changes in Wind Pattern Alter Albatross Distribution and Life-History Traits Henri Weimerskirch, Maite Louzao, Sophie de Grissac, Karine Delord Science 13 January 2012: Vol. 335 no. 6065 pp. 211-214 Abstract Westerly winds in the Southern Ocean have increased in intensity and moved poleward. Using long-term demographic and foraging records, we show that foraging range … Read more

Spotted Harriers in NW Sydney

Hi Birders I am rather curious to hear anyone’s thoughts on this influx of young Spotted Harriers. I have been a keen bird observer/photographer for almost six years and have heard of the odd one turn up near Penrith/Richmond, but to know of (and see two of these) three within five days (two near Penrith … Read more

Ducks again

Now you guys who live up in the QLD wet tropics you know the area needs my tourism dollars. Please, is there any info regarding the current location(s) of the Spotted Whistling Ducks ? Thank you. Tony =============================== To unsubscribe from this mailing list, send the message: unsubscribe (in the body of the message, with … Read more