also, today,

One Grey Goshawk this afternoon — appears through this month every year. SEQ @ 500m asl. Judith jlukin01@postoffice.csu.edu.au 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

WTNTs

Sat 8 Nov — 3pm-ish — Above the intersection of Sandgate Rd & Junction Rd, Clayfield (Brisbane), roughly 27 deg 22 min S – 153 deg 5 min E: 10 WTNeedletails, swirling low, before drifting away. Traffic heavy at these lights. Weather sunny & warm — see BOM noon map at www.bom.gov.au/cgi-bin/charts/charts.view.pl?idcode=IDX0102&file=IDX0102.201411081200.gif Judith jlukin01@postoffice.csu.edu.au Birding-Aus … Read more

Terrigal Pelagic Wednesday 26 Nov?

Hi folks, I’m organising a trip for small group out of Terrigal on Wednesday 26 November. Yeah, sorry about that – it’s mid-week. The boat is very fast and will reach the shelf in under an hour. Principally a fishing charter, it reportedly regularly encounters good numbers of birds at fishing (upwelling) hotspots. A bit … Read more

White-throated Needletails – 9 Nov

Hi all the first Sydney sighting for me this season a- flock of 25-30 birds seen approx 7:45am over my house in North Turramurra (northern Sydney). They were low down and circling – feeding on something. The birds were calling as well – little chittering calls. All the birds I could ID for sure were … Read more

Rarities at Ashmore Reef and elsewhere in the Browse Basin

Couldn’t see any straight sections clear enough the land on – have to be a chopper job. Chopper from where ? —–Original Message—– From: Birding-Aus [mailto:birding-aus-bounces@birding-aus.org] On Behalf Of Carl Clifford Sent: Saturday, 8 November 2014 8:32 PM To: Rohan Clarke Cc: birding-aus@birding-aus.org Subject: Re: [Birding-Aus] Rarities at Ashmore Reef and elsewhere in the Browse … Read more