So I had an interesting time at Stockyard Point yesterday on the way back from successfully twitching the Beach Stone-curlew at Marlo. We were following-up on Tim Bawden’s sighting of a race affinis Gull-billed Tern (subsequently seen and photographed by Steven Davidson). We got to Stockyard Point with about 40 minutes of useable light left … Read more
The Canberra Ornithologists Group (COG) and Eremaea eBird (ACT) invite you to a presentation by John Young entitled ‘Rediscovery of the Night Parrot’. The presentation will take place: When: Wednesday 11 June 2014 at 7:30pm Where: At the auditorium Canberra Girls Grammar School Forrest, ACT The main body of the presentation will take about 90 … Read more
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Hi All, David Hartland found and photographed a Grey-headed Lapwing at Amata Waste Water Treatment Plant, APY lands, South Australia this afternoon. Photos leave the ID beyond doubt – the second record for Australia! Note especially that access is very restricted. He writes on Birdline Australia…. “Large, unusual Lapwing observed at approx. 1530 after very … Read more
Greetings All Alas and alack! Fay and I were birding Pioneer Park [central Nanango] and only just managed to get back home for 1830 hours [6.30 pm]. While Fay put on the kettle I switched on the television ready to watch “Hello Birdy” -only the “idiot box” was, for some reason, tuned into Channel 10. … Read more