Here’s one incident from the last weekend of the duck shooting season in June last year. A rescuer, Tony Murphy, picked up a wounded duck to take it to a vet for treatment. The hunter didn’t attempt to retreive it. The duck died. Tony was charged by a wildlife officer with failing to kill a … Read more
Amongst office buildings in Canberra, on a nature strip with planted oaks I observed the DB Finch in a flock of Yellow-rumped Thornbills. It wasn’t associating with them, it was actually part of the flock, following the others closely and seemingly taking cues from the other thornbills. I assume that the DBF had got lost … Read more
Hello all, Damian Baxter reports the following sightings from Barrow Island WA over the last 24hrs, as a result of a tropical low hovering off the coast. All were seen from near the airport and the south-western part of the island. Lesser Frigatebird –5 Oriental Pratincole –12 … Read more
Dear All, We are heading off tomorrow to Alice Springs before going to Newhaven for the annual bird survey. At this stage (road conditions willing) we will be getting to Alice on Friday and will have a day spare. Can anyone advise whether we can access the sewage farm? If so, is it easy to … Read more
Emu Dromaius novaehollandiae Common in Flinders Ranges, Strzelecki Track Black Swan Cygnus atratus Hundreds, St Kilda Australian Wood Duck Chenonetta jubata Grey Teal Anas gracilis Chestnut Teal Anas castanea a few at Cheetham Pacific Black Duck Anas superciliosa Australasian Grebe Tachybaptus novaehollandiae Port Gawler Hoary-headed Grebe Poliocephalus poliocephalus Great Crested Grebe … Read more