I saw a most unusual interaction this afternoon at Begola Wetlands in Ocean Grove. This is the spot where up over 100 Freckled Ducks have been observed in recent weeks. I was there for about 20 minutes today on the way home from work. I didn’t really have time to count the ducks, but there … Read more
The Sydney Morning Herald has an article on wildlife in Sydney at http://www.smh.com.au/environment/animals/pool-harbours-last-croaks-of-precious-frogs-20130810-2ror4.html mostly about Green & Golden Bell Frogs, in which it labels Superb Fairy-wrens as “endangered”. Now, I don’t believe they are endangered nationally, are they endangered locally? Paul Osborn =============================== To unsubscribe from this mailing list, send the message: unsubscribe (in the … Read more
The next pelagic trip off Mooloolaba on the Sunshine Coast will be Saturday October 5. Let me know if you are interested please. Cost $120pp as usual. Greg Roberts =============================== To unsubscribe from this mailing list, send the message: unsubscribe (in the body of the message, with no Subject line) to: birding-aus-request@vicnet.net.au http://birding-aus.org ===============================
If anyone is interested in acquiring the following Gould League bird posters, please contact me offline: *Laminated* – Common Urban Birds – Common Farmland Birds – Common Garden Birds – Common Seabirds – Wetland Birds *Mounted* – Australian Parrots *Neil Shelley* =============================== To unsubscribe from this mailing list, send the message: unsubscribe (in the body … Read more
Well of course there has been a huge decline in Canberra. That is largely due to a huge trapping exercise over the past several years. See indianmynaaction.org.au and for example click on the link of “Chart of myna numbers”. That data comes from Canberra Ornithologists Group’s Garden Bird Survey (the survey is explained in my … Read more