HI friends, I am proud to announce that one of the most up-to-date versions of bird taxonomy is now available on my website: http://www.worldbirdinfo.net . To see the taxonomy, you can just click on the heading New 2013 Fmily List. But to see the results, click on BirdSearch and choose the fourth list New 2013 … Read more
Hello all, I’m not long back home from another exciting and successful birding tour to both Christmas Island and the Cocos-keeling Islands. This was my 25th tour to the islands and my 30th visit and in that time I’ve taken over 200 Australian birders to the islands. This trip was similar to many others in … Read more
Hi all, A question has just occurred to me as I drove past a house with a model Eagle-owl set up on the roof, presumably to discourage pigeons from roosting. There are no “eared” owls in Australia, so do natives respond to such a silhouette or not? Ian Sent from my iPhone
Late report as I have been offline recovering my e-mail account. But as I know these reports are important – WTNT x 20 seen over the Noosa Spit on Monday 2nd December 2013, 0800hrs. Cheers, Rob B > Message: 7 > Date: Mon, 9 Dec 2013 08:36:23 +1000 > From: Marie Tarrant > To: Birding … Read more
I recently observed a group of Noisy Miners catching Brown shield-bug/stink-bugs on the base of a Eucalyptus tree at Murwillumbah NSW. What followed was interesting as the birds gave the bugs a good hiding with their beaks on the ground then proceeded to vigorously rub the bugs under their wings before discarding them. This behaviour … Read more