Fairy Wrens at Lake Samsonvale, SE Qld

Hi Some time ago there was a req for info on Fairy-wrens in the Lake Samsonvale/cemetry area in SE Qld. I had the email for ages, but deleted it just recently… If the interested party is still out there and still interested (?) I had a male Superb F-wren this morning sporting a very vivid … Read more

Mixed Fairy-wren group

On my regular walk along Police Creek (Gladstone QLD) this morning, I was pleased to note that Red-backed Fairy-wrens have returned (they have taken off for a while after their nesting site was sprayed and the grass died). Upon their return, they seemed to have picked up a female Superb Fairy-wren. There were 5 females … Read more

Helmeted Guinea-fowl

Does anyone know where the currently accepted self-sustaining populations of Helmeted Guinea-fowl are in Queensland are please?  This is in relation to a moderating issue for the BirdLife Gallery. Thanks, Sonja =============================== To unsubscribe from this mailing list, send the message: unsubscribe (in the body of the message, with no Subject line) to: birding-aus-request@vicnet.net.au http://birding-aus.org … Read more

Topknot Pigeons

I noted on Birding-aus (NSW birdline) this morning that David Charley had seen 600-700 Topknot Pigeons near Uralba Nature Reserve and commented that it was the largest number that he had seen in the area since the early 1990’s. On 26 April Val and I observed 1000+ Topknot Pigeons crossing the Orara Way at Tallawudjah … Read more