In 2010 I monitored the nest of an Owlet Nightjar, which was 900mm below top of 90mm internal diameter Fibre Cement flue. Two chicks were successfully raised. Refer to the link below for a brief report with lots of photos. http://www.roundthebend.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/owlet-nightjar-at-parriss-a2.pdf The birds did not reuse the flue the following year. Round the Bend Conservation … Read more
Hi all Pitt Town Lagoon (NW Sydney, Hawkesbury district) is currently hosting some good water birds, with sightings over the last week or so including 2 Ruff and 2 Pectoral Sandpipers, 1 Curlew Sandpiper, 2 Freckled Duck, lots of Sharp Tailed Sandpipers, 16 Glossy Ibis, Baillons Crake, 3 Lathams Snipe, both spoonbills (all there today), … Read more
Hello Debbie On several occasions in the mallee, where hollows are quite scarce, I¹ve flushed an owlet-nightjar from the ground or close to the ground, roosting near or on the trunk of a tree. They are probably young birds dispersing after fledging. I suspect your bird has found itself in a tree guard accidently, although … Read more
Threatened species list in need of a good edit Stephen Garnett The Australian October 24, 2013 5:41PM http://m.theaustralian.com.au/higher-education/big-idea/threatened-species-list-in-need-of-a-good-edit/story-fnjtmnpc-1226746203192 [start of text only….] “ON July 9, 1904, Alan Owston shot a female rainbow bee-eater that had migrated north from Australia to the island of Okinawa south of Japan. This bedraggled bird, now in the American Museum … Read more
On our land in Bundaberg we have several paperbark trees (Melaleuca quinquenervia). We have a flock of 8-10 Grey-crowned Babblers that built nests in many of these trees. About a fortnight ago we watched a Laughing Kookaburra continually visit one of these nests. At first we thought the Kookaburra was attacking an active Babbler nest … Read more