Hi all, I ‘m wondering if anyone is aware of any instances i.e. if there is any precedent for the re-introduction of native bird species to isolated revegetated native urban parkland? In particularly I’m thinking about the reintroducing of ground-dwelling species such as Superb Fairy-wren and White-browed Scrubwren which, unlike arboreal species, are unable to … Read more
Hi all, Yes a great discussion and timely for me too, as I was sitting next to Nikolas on the way out on the weekend’s Wollongong pelagic and commented how the Port Stephens trips were going well…but that I was still not on top of the Sooty vs Short-tailed identification thing! It has always … Read more
Dave! Were you really NOT watching the tennis and seeing those Silver Gulls flying around and their feathers floating down onto the court! That Roger thought they may be Nightjars is welcome upgrade from the common belief that a bird active at night must be an Owl or a Night Parrot! Mike Carter 30 Canadian … Read more
Roger the only birds I saw hawking over Rod Laver Arena were Silver Gulls, and they were present in large numbers each night. No species of nightjar occurs in suburban or urban Melbourne. Owlet Nightjars are entirely different birds – small and delicate, not strong fliers and do not fly high. Peter Menkhorst =============================== To … Read more
There were lots of silver gulls! Cheers Nigel Hartley Sent from my iPad =============================== To unsubscribe from this mailing list, send the message: unsubscribe (in the body of the message, with no Subject line) to: birding-aus-request@vicnet.net.au http://birding-aus.org ===============================