Hi Mick etc, With regards to the low numbers of Fleshy Footed Shearwaters off the east coast, hopefully this is just a temporary feature due to a change in feeding patterns and they will return shortly, however, there are articles online by Ian Hutton et al (2008) showing that 79% of nestlings on Lord Howe … Read more
Thank you to all who responded to my request for photos I now have all I need. Cheers John Walter =============================== 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 ===============================
6th Nov : This morning I noticed 5 Channel-billed cuckoo flying over my house in the township of Broome. What alerted me to their presence was the loud squawking. Last year it was earlier on 20th October. Brian Kane =============================== To unsubscribe from this mailing list, send the message: unsubscribe (in the body of the … Read more
My recollection from the 1980s off NSW (Sydney & Wollongong pelagics) is that SGP was more common than NGP by about 2-1. In the last few years NGP have been more common than SGP off Sydney by 3:1 or so. Also, I think we almost exclusively see 1st year birds in recent years whereas we used to see some … Read more
Hi, Sally and I spent 3 weeks in October birding the Top End. We are from South Africa. Anyone wishing to read our 4 part report on our trip round the Top End of Australia, please go to the BirdLife Port Natal website:http://www.blpn.org. If all the reports are not on the first page then input … Read more