A rare sighting of a WTNT in the Outer Hebrides (UK). Only for it to be killed in a Wind Turbine. As the Telegraph reports “The corpse will be sent to a museum but obviously this is just terrible. Some people will have lost the cost of their flights”. Yup – terrible but oddly quite … Read more
Evening all, Just back from an eight day trip to PNG with a couple of days in Cairns (trip report to follow) – had a great time, though birding is ridiculously difficult. A couple of questions about a couple of IDs. We visited Hasties Swamp near Atherton on Monday and cranes could be heard on … Read more
I have today written the following letter to Sunshine Coast Mayor Mark Jamieson about the need to protect former cane farmland as a reserve for rare and threatened bird species in the region. Anyone wishing to do the same can email Mayor Jamieson at mail@sunshinecoast.qld.gov.au. Mayor Jamieson, I draw your attention to the urgent need … Read more
I’ve been following the postings on the re-discovery of the Night Parrot and on John Young, mainly between the earliest reports on 27 June through until 6 July. Most of that coverage was congratulatory, but a few couldn’t help expressing suspicion and distrust. Following the presentation of Young’s evidence in support of his find, postings … Read more
Hi all, See note below regarding the Swift Parrot / Regent Honeyeater survey weekend this coming weekend. As Dean points out, it has been a tale of no more than scattered reports of not-so-large numbers of Swift Parrots and a general lack of Regent Honeyeaters in 2013 thus far. We’re particularly keen to … Read more