G’day all, I recently spent a few days on a family holiday at Noosa (Queensland Sunshine Coast). Birding was unfortunately not really on the agenda though a quick pre-dawn dash down to the Yellow Bittern site on the morning of our flight back to Melbourne did get me my first tick from an Aussie twitch … Read more
Hi everyone, for something to do I’ve written up a trip/bird/plant report for the Riverina – an area that I’ve been spending quite a bit of time in recently. The full report with some images is also on my website at http://tim-dolby.blogspot.com.au. If you do get around to reading it, I hope you like it! … Read more
The Yellow Bittern was showing well this morning at about 9.30 at Wallaroo Circuit. The weather was slightly overcast. We also had several short views of the Little Bittern, mostly giving the YB a hard time. There were several observers at the site and the Bitterns were totally undisturbed by our presence Colin and Chris … Read more
Minnie and I remember searching the mangroves at the northern end of Cairns beach and wondered what all the men were doing coming in and out of the mangroves. Only later did I realise that it was a meeting point for homosexuals. David Robertson _______________________________________________ Birding-Aus mailing list Birding-Aus@birding-aus.org To change settings or unsubscribe visit: … Read more
You can try Buffalo Creek – don’t know how safe it is now, or whether you’d be competed with crowds of fishers. For myself I prefer Elizabeth River at low tide (morning and afternoon if possible), and Stuart Park mangroves. I’ve several other sites but they’re probably the easiest. Don’t get stuck in the mud … Read more