I can’t remember where I read it but I have, for a long time, understood the name ‘Miner’ was applied to the Noisy Miner because of its similarity to the Common Myna but was spelt differently to distinguish it from the Myna. However, HANZAB states with respect to the Bell Miner ” The miners were … Read more
Vol 16 of the venerable Handbook of the Birds of the World arrived yesterday, up to the usual standard with great photos and text, but sadly almost all of it for the Americas, this must be the first volume which has got almost nothing for Australia or New Guinea, the only thing I can think … Read more
Hi All, I have spent the last couple of nights assisting with research on microbats in mangroves around Brisbane, and have been surprised to come across several Australian Owlet-Nightjars. HANZAB states that Australian Owlet-Nightjars are ‘rarely in mangroves’, but I have found three different birds now using mangroves, with two of them being deep inside, … Read more
Hey all, for those interested in the recent sightings of Little Button-Quail in Sydney’s Centennial Park; I visited the site where they have been recorded this morning and during a 2 hour period of traipsing through the area I found NO Little BQ. I did, however, flush about 6 Brown Quail, some of which I … Read more
At 07:45 this morning over Gorokan, NSW S33º 15′ 19″ E152º 31′ 08″ , a kettle of approx. 80 White-throated Needletails feeding and calling at approx 200m. Calm conditions with cloud cover of 3 okta cumulus, building. Carl Clifford =============================== To unsubscribe from this mailing list, send the message: unsubscribe (in the body of the … Read more