Hi all, An excellent day of seawatching today with Dan Mantle at Cape Naturaliste (near Busselton, SW WA for B-Aussers). Excellent shearwater passage, I suspect our counts are probably an underestimate for all three species. A feeding frenzy of a thousand or so birds comprising all three shearwater species, plus a few gannets and terns … Read more
Mark, I’d suggest that the likely cause if that your phone is not capable of producing the deeper notes produced by the Wonga, earbuds or the phone speaker generally don’t have great bass response. As I recall the Wonga has a rather deep bass call. regards, Chris Ross Hi Yesterday I visited Buderroo NP early … Read more
On Tuesday 10th Sep. Sydney Olympic Park Nature Reserve a Little Eagle was sighted in a tree sleeping with a full crop. Sometime earlier it was flushed from the ground feeding on a Bluetongue Lizard. Also sighted flying over the reserve were three Black Kites, they were visible over the reserve for about 45 minutes. … Read more
G’day all After finally getting out last week & having beautiful views of a confiding Blue Petrel & a Southern Royal Albatross & a bunch of Wandering Albatrosses, you now have the opportunity to get out this Sunday 15th Sept., on another Port Fairy pelagic. We have a few places available & the weather is … Read more
How do the chicks of birds that use other birds to raise their young, such as cuckoos and koels know that they are cuckoos or koels and not the other type of bird? – Linsay An interesting question posed on the ABC Science Website http://www.abc.net.au/science/articles/2013/09/09/3788492.htm Cheers, John =============================== To unsubscribe from this mailing list, send … Read more