Round Hill to Cocaparra

Finished off some very good birding in Round Hill NR by adding Pallid Cuckoo, Fantail Cuckoo, Cockatiel, Grey Butcherbird, Australian Raven. Picked up a pair of Australian Shelduck on L. Cargelligo, but could not see our way into the SWT. Very windy all day, Thursday. Tried to access Cocoparra NP from the north, via the … Read more

Habitat success

Hi All, Our past 10 years of weed & habitat management at Gibraltar Reserve (Gibraltar Range, NSW) are coming to fruition, literally, with rainforest Figs, Quandongs and other native fruiting plants providing food and habitat for birds. These include Rose-crowned & Wompoo Fruit-dove, Noisy Pitta, Green Catbird, King Quail, Sooty & Masked Owl, which are … Read more

Western Treatment Plant, Werribee

Hi, I live on the NSW North Coast and will be visiting the Western Treatment Plant for the first time this Wednesday. I have a General Access permit, which limits the areas I can access. I’m wondering if any birds of particular interest are there at the moment? Also, I’d be happy to receive any … Read more

Common Bush-Tanager Chlorospingus flavopectus (was ophthalmicus)

Hi Friends, I have examined carefully the paper by Weir,Bermingham,Miller,Klicka & Gonsález,2008, Phylogeography of a morphologically diverse Neotropical montane species, the Common Bush-Tanager (Chlorospingus ophthalmicus) Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution,47: 650–664. I think that they prove beyond any doubt that the Common Bush-Tanger should be broken up into 8 species. I treid to send an email … Read more

Guide for Birding

My husband and I will be visiting Viet Nam in November. We would like to hire a guide for birding for a day on either November 16th or 17th. We will be staying in Hanoi. Thank you for your help. Helen Thoesen =============================== To unsubscribe from this mailing list, send the message: unsubscribe (in the … Read more