Could some kind birder let me know if the Red Goshawk is still nesting in the Mataranka area, and if so where? I am an elderly female birder who just wants this info for personal reasons. Thank you. Cheers, Fiona Anderson =============================== To unsubscribe from this mailing list, send the message: unsubscribe (in the body … Read more
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Hi Everyone, In case there are birders who are keen to see a pratincole on the coast, we saw one yesterday on the northern sandspit of the Noosa River, SEQ. I was away for last month’s survey, but one of my companions said it is the same bird (stake his life on it) that they … Read more
Nikolas has sent me the other photo and I agree with Lloyd. The first is a Graceful and the second is a Yellow-spotted. It would be worth putting the second photo on the blog so everyone can see. The characters I mentioned in my first post should highlight the main differences between the two birds … Read more
Hi all, Sorry for the late input on this. I have to agree with Lloyd that this is a Graceful Honeyeater. The visible characters that distinguish it from Yellow-spotted are (in approx. order of usefulness): * orange-yellow gape flange (skin) contrasting with yellow gape stripe (feathers) and earspot (all same colour in Y-S) * diffuse yellow belly … Read more