Hi Folks, Our first Buff-breasted Paradise-Kingfisher for the season arrived back overnight, it was heard and glimpsed high in a tree in our rainforest. The earliest they have arrived at the Lodge has been 16th October and the latest 18th November. We thought they might have been late this year due to the dry weather … Read more
Dear all My friend Susan Cantrell and her husband Ray have settled in Armidale. Here is her story (without the attached pictures) about a nest. If anyone wants to see the photos, please ask and I’ll forward the complete email to you. Shirley Cook _______ Hi Shirley. Thought you might like to see these photos. … Read more
G’day I attended a lunchtime seminar presented by Peter Fuller (UQ) today on the ongoing decline of the number of migratory waders reaching Australia. Peter is part of a group studying wader dynamics over the last couple of decades. While the abundance of non-magratory shorebirds has been stable, most transhemispherical migrants are declining at annual … Read more
My husband and I are unexpectedly off on an expedition hoping to see Emperor Penguins later this month. We will have part of a day on the way and on the way back in Ushuaia so might hire a car and go out to the National Park perhaps, so I’m wondering if there is an … Read more
On this evenings episode of the ABC’s Catalyst, there was an interesting segment on aviation Bird strikes in Australia. Well worth catching on iView if you missed it. Carl Clifford 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