The fourth weekend of the season saw 21 wounded or exhausted birds taken into care at a wildlife shelter in north-central Victoria. They included 12 Eurasian Coots – hardly game species. Non-game birds are collateral damage. Nothing has been done to fine hunters who shoot them as wildlife officers (when present) have concentrated their efforts … Read more
May be and we can hope and good not to give up. I don’t know either way. Of course the issue would be, is he seeing Night Parrots or is he seeing night parrots. As in is it that species or some other species flushed from the ground at night that may be a parrot … Read more
G’day all, I was chatting to an Alice Springs grader driver who is well-known (locally) for preferring to conduct his work during the night. He does a lot of nocturnal grading in the areas to the near north and east of Alice Springs and mentioned that he has seen Night Parrots flushing in the spotlights, … Read more
Hi all, just thought i’d share my interesting find. >Was at the Leanyer Sewerage Works in Darwin on Sunday 7th April…just recently. Originally scoping >the place hoping for the Little Ringed Plover that has been sighted there a fair bit…may have already left on its >voyage…i did see the Red kneed dotterel all alone amongst … Read more
Hi, I have been following this thread on birding-aus but have not had an opportunity to visit the area. Perhaps the road sides provide canola and other seeds plus stones suitable for gizzard grinding. Canola seed must be widely available in crops and many roadsides but the concomitant presence of many stones suitable for ingestion … Read more