I would like to put out a last-ditch call for great OBP images for a calendar I’m working on. It will be used to raise funds for the OBP recovery program. I’m looking for images of birds preening, stretching or flying. Perching/roosting pics OK if they’re truly special. If included, you will be helping with … Read more
All, I am considering lingering in Perth after a week of work for the weekend and am seeking sites for Western Shrike-Tit and Western Fieldwren. Unfortunately, all my local gen is back east. Any local souls willing to point me to a spot or two would be most appreciated. Cheers, Roger Roger McNeill Samford Valley, … Read more
EARLY WINTER IN TROMSØ, AT 70*N These last years, we have had long autumns here in Tromsø, N. Norway, with the snow not seriously coming in till shortly before Christmas. But 2013 seems to turn out different: a week ago a sudden snow storm dumped some 20 cm of fresh and heavy snow on the … Read more
Nice birds seen on and around the Sunshine Coast today with Margie and Tony Baker included Lewin’s Rail (crippling views), Barred Cuckoo-shrike, Painted Button-quail, Fairy Gerygone, White-eared Monarch, exceptional numbers of Wompoo Fruit-Dove, Spotted Harrier, Dusky Honeyeater, Grey Goshawk on a nest and Black-necked Stork, while yesterday I had King Quail at a new site … Read more
Hi All, I will be in Sydney for work in the first week of December. I expect to have one clear day when I could do some birding and an odd hour here or there. Two main questions: 1. Are the Powerful Owls being seen in the Botanic gardens again this spring? If so, is … Read more