Tasmanian Boobook

Hi all Sorry i know this was discussed a little while ago but wanted to check: Is the Boobook in Tasmania now split according to IOC as Morepork – Ninox novaeseelandiae ? We saw one on Sth Bruny island last week so obviously a potential new bird 🙂 Cheers Dave Stowe =============================== To unsubscribe from … Read more

Which frigatebird?

G’day Dominic, The first impression from looking at your bird is a darkish throated female Great Frigatebird and that’s what I think it is. Shifting the levels around on your two images shows a blue eye-ring and the bird is lacking white tabs into the underwing, none of this is good for Lesser in the … Read more

Which frigatebird?

Forwarded from ID-Frontiers in case any Birding-Aus subscribers wish to comment: I guess, seeing as Dominic didn’t post it directly here, any thoughts could be ccd to him as well as to birdingaus – his email address below.

GREY FALCON / ROAD CONDITIONS CENTRAL AUSTRALIA

Hi all, on the move again from Darwin, currently in the Alice. Grey Falcon seen 132km north of Ti Tree just north of Taylor’s Creek Rest area. Plenty of water around, managed to get through at McGrath Creek (50km north of the Alice) with about 300mm running across the road at the creek proper. Some … Read more

Pied Butcherbirds in western Blue Mountains

Hi birders, A belated post, but I’ve been away on trips and just remembered this might be of interest. On 12th February I was in the Kanimbla Valley, which is on the western side of the Blue Mountains, accessed via the Coxs River Road at Hartley (~100 kms west of Sydney). I was surprised to … Read more