Day: December 14, 2012

Brown Songlark

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G’aday everyone, I saw this small bird this morning at Long Reef Golf Course this morning. I wasn’t too sure what it was when I saw it in the field. I thought it might have been some unusual grassbird, but that didn’t seem quite right. The underside and head reminded a bit of a Reed-warbler, … Read more

Birds on BoM Doppler wind radar?

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There was an interesting anomaly on the the Bureau’s Doppler Wind radar yesterday afternoon in Melbourne. At around 15:19 you will notice a blue streak originating in Lilydale and moving towards Melbourne, disappearing at 16:07. http://www.theweatherchaser.com/radar-loop/IDR02I-melbourne/2012-12-13-03/2012-12-13-06 Could this be bird/bat movements? Similar examples occurred in Sydney earlier in the year. Apparently the orange streak originating … Read more