Aussie Bittern over Altona, VIC

Hi folks, I was just out in the backyard and glanced upwards and was surprised to see an Australasian Bittern flying over me. I live in Altona, Victoria, close to Truganina Swamp. The bittern circled and gained height then flew off to the south, then seemed to turn east. I bet it will be touching … Read more

Fwd: [OB] World Shorebirds Day, 6 September

Some on the list may be interested in participating in this count. Carl clifford Begin forwarded message: > From: “gyorgy.szimuly@me.com [orientalbirding]” > Date: 30 August 2014 9:40:27 AEST > To: > Subject: [OB] World Shorebirds Day, 6 September > Reply-To: gyorgy.szimuly@me.com > > Dear Birdwatchers, > > > > You might have heard about the … Read more

Fw: Little Corellas at play

When I was in Perth last December I went looking for the Franklin’s Gull at Alfred’s Cove on the Swan River. The temperature was somewhere about 38-40 degrees and the Little Corellas were mostly just sitting in the shade of the trees trying to keep cool. a number of them were lying sprawled out flat … Read more

Saturday Citrine update

The Citrine Wagtail was present this morning at 7.30am in front of the bird hide. Cheers Richard Baxter Sent from my iPhone 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