Harrying behaviour of a Spangled Drongo

Good evening Birding Ausers Deborah Metters and I were out at Oxley Common today (Brisbane South). A tidy list of 60 species in a couple of hours. The best bird was a Spotted Harrier flying over head. But the best thing we saw though was a Spangled Drongo harrying a Black-faced Cuckoo-shrike for food. We … Read more

[canberrabirds] Masked Lapwings on a roof

Hi Peter, I’ll ask the student who studied them (and so was monitoring their hatching success) next week if you like. Erika On 4 May 2013 10:40, Peter Ormay wrote: > ** > Hi > Does anyone have evidence of Masked Lapwing chicks hatched on a roof > having got off the roof successfully? > … Read more

Forest Wagtail in Alice Springs

G’day All, More big news in the Red Centre. This may sound ridiculous, but a friend’s wife has found a first for the Australian mainland list while hanging out the laundry, in their suburban backyard in Alice Springs. Any other wagtail might be tricky but the markings on this bird and the side to side … Read more