A dozen Needletails over Mt Warning today

G’day Mike There were a dozen or so Needletails whipping about the summit of Mt Warning for a hour or more in the middle of today – some were coming close enough for me hear them slicing through the air. There were also up to a dozen hawking about the northern Murwillumbah exit from the … Read more

Sydney Pelagic Schedule for 2014

Further to my recent posting on the revival of the Sydney pelagic trips, I am pleased to announce that we so far have a group of six people in the Sydney Pelagic Cooperative who will be taking the financial risk of running the trips in 2014. We have firmed up on the following dates as … Read more

Painted-Snipe

A group of about 11 birders were fortunate to get fantastic views of the Australian Painted-Snipe at Mt St Joseph Pond, Altona, late yesterday. It showed a few times, mostly foraging inside the reeds, but it ventured out onto the open mud several times, and made a ran along the edge of the water at … Read more