Due to popular demand, a reprint of the Save the Orange-bellied Parrot 2014 calendar has been done and is now available. January may be past but there are 11 more months of beautiful OBP images to enjoy by Australia’s best bird photographers, David Stowe, Chris Tzaros and others. The calendar is available here: https://www.facebook.com/savetheobp/app_251458316228 Payments … Read more
It is a most exciting birding time for sure however I subscribe to a view that most of the exceptional bird reports over the past decade are due to the increase of knowledgeable environmental observers operating and networking in the field combined with greater mobility than ever before using sophisticated quality equipment including 4WD, boats … Read more
Not to mention a well photographed Aerodramus Swiftlet on Home Island, Cocos (Keeling) Islands on 15 January. This I consider to be a Himalayan Swiftlet. Other rarities first seen last year but present during a visit there 11-17 January by Andrew Wood, Dawn Neylan, Alison Kuiter and myself include a Javan Pond Heron, Chinese Sparrowhawk, … Read more
Hi All, A Eurasian Hoopoe was reported by Tim Wethers in a garden on Elcho Island off the coast of NT a few days back but has yet to be mentioned on birding-aus. Some photos are are here: http://www.eremaea.com/BirdlineRecentSightings.aspx?Birdline=4 This is the second record for Australia after the Broome bird (Roebuck Roadhouse) back in late … Read more
Hi Colin, Red-necked Phalaropes are very scarce around Ashmore off north-west Australia. Over about 20 voyages we only have three records that I can think of; – a single bird at sea very close to Ashmore – two birds together very close to Ashmore – a probable RN Phalarope seen by one participant at sea … Read more