Colombia

For anyone interested Bo Beolens has just published a report on my trip to Colombia – see and also t. Denise Lawungkurr Goodfellow PO Box 71, Darwin River, NT 0841 043 8650 835 _______________________________________________ Birding-Aus mailing list Birding-Aus@birding-aus.org To change settings or unsubscribe visit: http://birding-aus.org/mailman/listinfo/birding-aus_birding-aus.org

Stradbroke buttonquail

Hi Tom, Where were your listening posts set up? Depending on habitat, my guess is that Painted Buttonquail would be your most likely candidate. During a couple of weeks surveying the southern part of North Stradbroke a couple of years ago, I regularly came across Painted Buttonquail, particularly in the more mature areas of eucalypt … Read more

WT Needletail sightings Port of Brisbane

Hi White-throated Needletails sighted recently. Sorry for the delay. Jan 30, 2014: Port of Brisbane Time 13:00pm Number approx 25 Feb 01, 2014: Port of Brisbane Time 11:00am Number approx 15 Cheers Steve Potter Bird Tours SA p: (+61) 0407398234 e: steve@birdtourssa.com w: www.birdtourssa.com facebook: www.facebook.com/birdtourssa blog: http://steve-potter.blogspot.com.au _______________________________________________ Birding-Aus mailing list Birding-Aus@birding-aus.org To change … Read more

Report on Clarence Valley Wetlands trip

I have just posted on my blog a report, with photos, of a trip to local wetlands last Tuesday. We recorded 116 bird species including Black-necked Stork, Freckled Duck, Peregrine Falcon, Brolga and Comb-crested Jacana. We inspected and photographed a colony of Little Red Flying-foxes which was tragically torched on Saturday night. Details at: http://gregswildliferamblings.blogspot.com.au/ … Read more

Fork-tailed swifts

We saw our first Fork-tailed swifts for the year yesterday, over the farm behind us here at Wongaling Beach (FNQ), about 12 mixed in with 12 Australian swiftlets. Then we went down to Tully Heads sandspit at the mouth of the Hull River to see what the big spring tides had done and saw about … Read more