Hi all, I’ve tried asking around and still haven’t managed to get, what I thought was a simple answer. I have perused HANZAB and field guides, and tried Google….. I just cannot find a size description for the migratory Gull-billed Tern, affinis, for comparison purposes ( the closest says “smaller Gull-billed..”). Have seen affinis often, … Read more
Hi all I’ve just put a couple of shots of the Oriental Plover from Long Reef NSW on my website if anyone is interested http://www.davidstowe.com.au/Birds/AustralianBirds/Plovers-Dotterels/Oriental-Plover I’ve also got the first three parts of my Western QLD trip on there too – still trying to find the time for the last couple of instalments plus the … Read more
Hi Greg and Birding-Aus We were part of a group in the Bingara area for the BirdLife Northern NSW Spring Campout. We were also surprised to hear a Little Bronze-Cuckoo in bushland not far west of Warialda (approx 8km) on the Mosquito Creek Road (one of the bird routes), on Saturday 5 October. There were … Read more
Two Oriental Plovers still on Long Reef Golf Course late this afternoon in approximate area given by Mark. Short flight showed all dark underwings. A cheeky Australasian Pipit also present and masked lapwings. There was a whale of a show (sorry!) going on out in the ocean as well with a lot of breaching and … Read more
I’ve some feathers I’d like identified. Does anyone have a suggestion as to where I should look? Denise Lawungkurr Goodfellow PO Box 71, Darwin River, NT 0841 043 8650 835 =============================== To unsubscribe from this mailing list, send the message: unsubscribe (in the body of the message, with no Subject line) to: birding-aus-request@vicnet.net.au http://birding-aus.org ===============================