BirdLife Australia’s Wetland Birds iOS App – where’s the Nativehen

Not sure if they can claim to cover Tassie without the Tasmanian Nativehen. Perhaps I haven’t downloaded it all….. But otherwise a nice app with good recordings. _______________________________________________ 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

Masked Lapwing at Macquarie Uni – Sydney

If Eric Yan reads this, can he contact me off-line about where at Macquarie Uni the Banded Lapwing he reported to BirdlineNSW was seen – I work in the area so could have a look for it tomorrow or later in the week. Cheers Tom Wilson _______________________________________________ Birding-Aus mailing list Birding-Aus@birding-aus.org To change settings or … Read more

Looks like Ospreys are Doing Well In WA(?)

Hi Folks I was in Perth working recently and went looking for Rock Parrots last Sunday along the coast north of Perth, I didn’t find any but saw 6 Osprey. This is more than I have ever seen before in one day. Three were at Lancelin and three at Guilderton. Two at Lancelin were sitting … Read more

Regent Honeyeaters – northern Sydney

Hi all At least three Regent Honeyeaters are currently being seen on the Chiltern Track, which is in the eastern section of Ku-Rin-Gai National Park in Northern Sydney. The birds are being seen sporadically at a patch of gums that has some very small amount of blossom and lots of lerps (but plenty of buds … Read more

Partridge Pigeon petition

I wrote previously about an attack on one of our committee of four trying to halt a development in Darwin River, NT. This area appears to be a stronghold for Partridge Pigeon. The police appear now to have taken this attack seriously – the man involved has just had his gun licence cancelled. It’s a … Read more