Hi Jenny and others As Bob Green has intimated, there is no need to invoke the immigration hypothesis to explain flocks of 2000+ Magpie Geese in Victoria. That is now the size of the sw Vic – se SA population and is indicative of the success of a re-introduction program initiated by the Victorian Fisheries … Read more
I will have a few days in the Cairns / Atherton Tablelands area in late July. I would be interested in seeing this form of Southern Boobook. Are there any sites where they might be more likely? I haven’t booked accommodation yet. One night in Cairns then three more nights. Maybe two at Kingfisher Park … Read more
The following is a digest of Sightings Reported on Birdpedia for the period Monday, June 9, 2014 to Sunday, June 15, 2014: Area: SA Location: Armata Rd Woodcroft 5162 Painted Button-quail (Turnix varius) (1) Single bird feeding along roadside. Also of note in Tangari Regional Park close by , 2 pairs of Tawny Frogmouth roosting … Read more