A surprise sighting Feb 5 on the Daintree River just upstream from the ferry at 0745 was an imm. Sooty Tern which came in from the north and circled about over the river for a short while. Presumably still part of the fallout from Cyclone Oswald. Phil Gregory Website 2: Http://www.cassowary-house.com.au =============================== To unsubscribe from … Read more
Hi Paul, Just a minor point: Clements nowadays (6.7) calls it White-winged Tern, too. Cheers, Nikolas
Just a brief note to let everyone know of the great support I have received from the publishers of HBW. I received HBW15 a couple of days ago (I subscribed later in the program) and unfortunately it had some production problems (pages cut incorrectly, ink stain on page edges). I contacted Lynx Edicions and they … Read more
Further to this, Christidis and Boles refers to the species as White-winged Black Tern, both IOC 3.2 and IOC 3.3 refer to it as White-winged Tern. Clements refers to it as White-winged Black Tern. Morcombe lists it as White-winged Black Tern, as does Pizzey and Knight. In fact, I can find no reference to “White-winged … Read more
Last night I stopped in at a big old gum tree with lots of hollows where I’ve heard owl chicks calling in past years. A bit after dark, there was a mighty screech and an owl flew from a bit away over to a large hole. This was a white Tyto species, which should mean … Read more