Hi all, I am briefly holidaying in Western Victoria and don’t have my wader book. I photographed these two at Princetown today at the lake on the left before the turnoff into the town- the bill length length and colour and leg colour suggest Pectoral Sandpiper to me, I would love a more experienced opinion. … Read more
Hello fellow birders, I was lucky enough to have a trip with Klaus to Iron Range in early December. In November I was on a Birdlife Australia day trip to Anglesea Heath and surrounds led by excellent birder, Tim Bawden and on the trip was long time Melbourne birder, John Young. John mentioned that he’d … Read more
Thanks to all those who replied. I believe that the examples we recorded on a number of days was a cooling off strategy as it always occurred during the hottest part of the day. I’ve put together a short sequence of consecutive clips from the camera. It covers a period of about 4 minutes reduced … Read more
Nice birds seen on the Sunshine Coast yesterday included Superb Fruit-Dove, Rose-crowned Fruit-Dove, Pale-vented Bush-hen, Barred Cuckoo-shrike, White-bellied Cuckoo-shrike, Pale-yellow Robin, Russet-tailed Thrush, Noisy Pitta, Cotton Pygmy-Goose, Dusky Honeyeater, White-eared Monarch, Glossy Ibis and Great Crested Grebe. See here for more: http://sunshinecoastbirds.blogspot.com.au/ Greg Roberts _____ No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG – … Read more
THIS IS TO ADVISE THAT THE PRICE SALT WORKS HAVE MADE A DECISION THAT THERE WILL BE NO ACCESS TO BIRD WATCHERS FOR THE FORESEEABLE FUTURE. THE ESTIMATED TIME FOR AN ANSWER IS LIKELY FROM THE END OF MARCH OR APRIL 2013. FOLLOWING ON FROM A SCHEDULED COMPANY MEETING. I feel for John Weigel having … Read more