The following is a digest of Sightings Reported on Birdpedia for the period Monday, September 2, 2013 to Sunday, September 8, 2013: Area: SA Location: Mannum Regent Parrot (Polytelis anthopeplus) (3) Three Regent Parrots flying north along eastern bank of River Murray opposite caravan park. Reported by: Bob and Maureen Snell on Tuesday, September 3, … Read more
A friend of mine at Bugong (at the southern extent of the Illawarra Escarpment, west of Nowra) currently has a returned Noisy Pitta adjacent to his property, which he has also had in the past several years ago. My parents had a pair at their house at Bellawongarah (in the Cambewarra Range, near Berry) in … Read more
Hi everyone, Yesterday (31st Aug) the first returning Wood Sandpiper at Herdsman Lake, Perth appeared at ‘Kakadu’ (a shallow bay just west of the wildlife centre that can attract an abundance of wetland birds). This species seems to be the first migratory shorebird to show up at the lake each year, probably because the winter … Read more
Hi Guys, Noticed Joshua Bergmark’s post of Noisy Pittas (2) at Warriewood Wetlands (Sydney) on Friday. Currently we have had what seems to be rise in Pitta obs at the southern end of their range. In the last couple of years we have seen more than the usual number of sitings in the Hunter Region … Read more
BirdLife Victoria Portland Pelagic Trips in 2014 I have updated the BirdLife Victoria web site with details of boat trips from Portland in 2014 and am now taking bookings for the first six months of that year. If you want a spot (or spots), please follow the instructions there to make a booking. There are … Read more