Dear all Was in Madagascar from 10 October to 1 November on a Birdquest tour (this is not an ad. for Birdquest but if breaks the rules, Russell, please delete!) and covered a surprising amount of country, including many major birding spots, except for the far north. As people have commented before, the country has … Read more
Many thanks to those who responded to my RFIs about the Capertee Valley and the Royal Botanical Gardens. I am so grateful!! The former was fantastic and I saw bang on 100 sp in my 1.5 days, including 10 lifers and 15 honeyeater species. This morning before work I popped in to the Botanical Gardens … Read more
Hi All An interesting thread on Currawongs. I’ve been involved with Bush Regeneration since the 1990s on Sydney’s lower North Shore. We had an incredible influx of Pied Currawongs establish themselves in Sydney in the 80s & 90s because of the amount of weed Privet growing here. Bush Regeneration has largely gotten rid of Privet, … Read more
Hi List, I know that Regent Bowerbirds can sometimes be seen in the Ourimbah area and wondered if anybody has seen any recently? We do periodically visit the RTA reserve but are rarely successful! Apparently it is also the time of the year that Fireflies can be seen at the Forest of Tranquillity/Australian Rainforest Reserve. … Read more
Hi List & Michael Tarburton, Between 11:50 am & 12:05 pm I counted 43 White-throated Needletails at Willoughby St, Epping NSW, -33.776347,151.067244. They were flying North-east quite high, circling around in rapid sweeps. The occasional bird flew much lower, maybe 10 metres from the ground. The temperature was 30C and humid, still & oppressive with … Read more