A delightfull morning at Button Grass Walk. Highlights: Great views of Beautiful Firetails. Also Southern Emu – wrens, Rufous Whistler, Mistletoebird,Dusky Woodswallow, Scarlet Robin, Rose Robin & Bassian Thrush. The morning was finished off with approximately 300 White – throated Needletails. A number of which flew only meters above our heads. Noel, Lynne, Asha & … Read more
We are going to South America ,mainly Peru and , of course ,will do some birding. Would appreciate advice if anyone is aware of a suitable Field Guide App . What are the best choices for field guide please . Is the Birds of Peru Princetown Field Guide best bet ? Thanks Kevin =============================== To … Read more
Jen Great report. From the records I have, the Oriental Plover is the first record for the island. Does anyone else know of previous records? Also, where on the island was the “Ringed Plover”? All the best _________________________________________________________________ Frank O’Connor Birding WA http://birdingwa.iinet.net.au Phone : (08) 9386 5694 Email : foconnor@iinet.net.au =============================== To unsubscribe from … Read more
Yes, sorry to still be ‘harping’ on about Oriental Cuckoos but several people observed them this weekend in the same location at Rush Creek Rd, near Dayboro, SE Qld (this is the fifth consecutive weekend that they have been observed there, surely they must be off overseas soon?) Two birds (one hepatic/one ‘normal) still present … Read more
To add my pennyworth on sources of free books online – the Internet Archive (http://archive.org/index.php) has a great collection of older bird books available in a variety of formats. There are many Australian titles, including early volumes of the Emu. Regards Robert