In a late-morning visit today, I checked the Grubby Pond (really the settling-pond put in to collect silt and rubbish from the drain which enters the Swamp at its north-east corner). Blackberries were sprayed recently and the Pond is now more visible. Something brownish was moving on the far bank – binocs showed it was … Read more
I recorded ALL my WTNT sightings on lists in Eremaea. I was very pleased to see needletails on almost 15 separate occasions over this season. This is in contrast to last (Summer 2010/11) where I only saw 1-2. However the majority of my sightings from this Summer were of single birds to small flocks (5-10). … Read more
G’day B-aussers It appears that White-throated Needletails have all (or almost all?) left Australia. At the moment the last records I have are from Victoria on 1st and 3rd of April. Fork-tailed (Pacific) Swifts are still in the NT, with a number of sightings around Darwin, but at the same time they are the first … Read more
Hi all I visited the above reserves this morning from about 6:30-9:30am, having not been since late December. There’s obviously been a fair bit of water through and there is a lot of good looking mud about. Also, the Swamp Mahoganies look like they have lots of buds – the first few are blossoming already, … Read more
I’m listening to some recordings I made at Bright over Easter, and on one I found a call I can’t identify. I’m wondering if it’s an Ownlet-nightjar, and I’d appreciate it if anyone would like to have a listen and cornfirm that or suggest something else: http://soundcloud.com/petershute/mystery-bird-apex-hill-bright The recording was made on the side of … Read more