Hi all, saw a few reports recently on trips to this area. I’m planning on Bowra for a few nights then out to Lake Bindegolly, Thargomindah, Noccundra. Any tips appreciated on regional specialities or hotspots in last few months. Has anyone seen grey grasswrens in the area this year? I’m heading off on Sunday morning. … Read more
Hi All A group of us organised two pelagics out from Eaglehawk Neck, Tasmania last weekend. Two more fun days on the ocean with the highlight being a Grey Petrel that showed off brilliantly to all on the Saturday trip (also another more distant Grey Petrel later in the day was only seen by one … Read more
Today 24 Aug. the second White-bellied Sea-Eagle chicks has hatched. BirdLife Australia EagleCAM has been monitoring a pair of WBSE at Sydney Olympic Park, with the aid of two High Definition video cameras setup in a tree about 20 metres from the nest. This year the eagles built a new nest about 75 metres from … Read more
Dear silent readers of birding-aus, I am writing to apologise profusely for responding to the claims of an imminent environmental collapse. I have frequently engaged in that’s-not-a-birding-email rage at my computer, and understand the annoyance. I was foolish and naïve in responding to an email that I thought (and still think) was mistaken. I also … Read more