Hi all, On a beautiful Sunday 15th the decision was made to do a loop drive down the Bellarine Peninsula to check out the local wetlands. Our first stop was Lake Lorne to look for Freckled Ducks again. They were there but mostly hidden on the islands. To make up for it though there were … Read more
Good to see some progress with the vexatious subject of the Australian Checklist, I’d sure be happy to see the IOC adopted and then regular updates as required. I made my own Australian Checklist in 2008 when I had got tired of waiting 20 years for the new C & B, and also wanted to … Read more
Casual observation over years of bird watching suggests to me that various Australian birds recognise the alarm calls (directed towards the presence of raptors, goannas, snakes etc) of other species as being exactly what they are. However without getting technical about it, I wonder whether anyone has assembled any actual evidence that various Australian bird … Read more
Some of us have been having an interesting exchange in recent weeks on the problems of identifying Broad-billed Flycatcher from female Leaden Flycatcher. See here for the details of this conversation, which includes the prospect of this species occurring well south of its known range in southeast Queensland. In short, we’re not sure, but hopefully … Read more