Red-eared fire tail near Mandurah

As John Graff has said, you will need to go up into the Darling Range. From Mandurah, go east on Pinjarra Road to Pinjarra, and then east to Dwellingup (the road near the hotel at the bridge). Dwellingup is about an hour from Mandurah. Just before you get to Dwellingup, look for River Road on … Read more

Birdpedia – Australia – Weekly Digest

The following is a digest of Sightings Reported on Birdpedia for the period Monday, August 19, 2013 to Sunday, August 25, 2013: Area: SA Location: Blanch Harbour Shack Road Port Augusta Australasian Gannet (Morus serrator) (20) Birds were diving for fish along with crested Tern 600 to 1000Mts off shore. Birds were observed using a … Read more

Red-eared fire tail near Mandurah

Hi I have a request for information about the whereabouts of Red-eared Firetails near Mandurah in WA as I have a weeklong conference there in September and would love to get my eyes on them if at all possible. I realise they are more common further south but will have to content myself with close … Read more

Northern Shoveler @ WTP – still there?

Howdy folks, I’m going to be riverina bound in a week and a bit for study purposes, and will have a day to myself in the middle of it. Can any of the good folk of Melbourne who have been to WTP recently advise me of whether the Northern Shoveler has been around or not? … Read more

More Night Parrot rumours?

Someone recently posted this message in the Birdforum Night Parrot thread: “John Stewart, who sounds like he is the other observer (‘torch holder’) has posted “Further discoveries of Night Parrot in a new location” on Twitter (