G’day birders I have a few days in Darwin next week on business, but should be able to steal away for a hours here and there. I’ll have car-any advice pleeeease? John McVictor Harbor =============================== To unsubscribe from this mailing list, send the message: unsubscribe (in the body of the message, with no Subject line) … Read more
Birders, For anyone interested in their local bat fauna I’d recommend 3 steps: 1- Join the Australasian Bat Society. Its cheap ($40 I think- less than a tank of fuel), they are doing groundbreaking research but are also really committed to PR for bats (boy do they have their work cut out!). The ABS have … Read more
Two days of solid birding in the Sunshine Coast region with an overseas visitor resulted in sightings of, among other things: Ground Parrot, Black-breasted Buttonquail, Painted Buttonquail, Eastern Grass Owl, Black-chinned Honeyeater, White-eared Monarch, Red-tailed Black Cockatoo, Beach Stone-Curlew, Glossy Ibis, Spotted Harrier and Spotless Crake; Lewin’s Rail and King Quail were heard. For more, … Read more
Janine Duffy asked about some terns she saw recently at Lancelin north of Perth. The photo is very blurred, but I certainly would expect them to be Roseate Terns as she suggested. There is a small population of Roseate Terns that breed in the south of WA in the winter. I have seen them in … Read more