We got recordings of the calls, also. We were mainly chasing Oriental Reed Warblers, and I was putting a lot of effort into recording those. Cheers, Chris. On 07/10/2014 06:38 AM, Kev Lobotomi wrote: > Hi Nathan & everyone > In January between the 4th & 7th of 1982, a group of us, including Chris … Read more
So which is it? In one case, brown edging to black primary coverts, in the other, brown edging to whitish secondary coverts! Cheers, Chris. On 07/10/2014 02:26 AM, Nathan wrote: > In flight the bird shows pure black greater primary > covert feathers, whereas in Little Bittern they should have brownish > edging. > But … Read more
Hi Nathan & everyone In January between the 4th & 7th of 1982, a group of us, including Chris Corben, David Eades, Anita Smyth, & I discovered several Little (now Australian Little or Black-backed) Bitterns at Kunanurra, Lily Creek Lagoon. There were quite a few birds in the reeds there, & they were very active, … Read more
Hey everyone! The recent sighting of a Yellow Bittern in Brisbane, and particularly its previous misidentification as an Australian Little Bittern made me think that this mistake has probably been made before. GIS analysis shows that the majority of Northern Australia is actually far closer to the regular range of Yellow Bittern than it is … Read more
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