Pics are hard to get, despite good scoping views (need a good digiscoper! her’s a pic of the Red-necked Phalarope raft. The Red (Grey) Phalarope was on the bund wall when this shot was taken! _______________________________________________ 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
For two days now the count has been growing. Initially from 1 Red (Grey) Phalarope, then 16 days later the arrival of 7 Red-necked Phalaropes. Yesterday (6th) another 2 joined the party of Rn’s and today They flotilla looked a little larger! Counted 11 red-necked and 1 Red (Grey). Wondering just how many are out … Read more
I was down at Melaluka over the long Aussie weekend and had a chat with one of the volunteers. She told me that only 14 OBP’s returned this year. 10 capative birds have been released so they were tracking population of 24, but this is down 10 from that came to the tables last year (minus any net … Read more
Sorry, sent this reply off-line – copied to the list now for reference From: jgraff2@hotmail.com To: david.billinghurst@gmail.com Subject: RE: [Birding-Aus] Children’s field guide – Perth and environs Hi David, There are not a huge number of options to my knowledge, but there are a couple of good’uns. The major two options probably don’t qualify as … Read more
Can anyone recommend a field guide (or other book) covering birds of the Perth area (+ south-west WA?) suitable for younger children. My aunt wants to buy one for her grandchildren, who are showing an interest in birds. I suggested a standard field guide, but she feels they present too many species from outside the … Read more