Sydney Swifts

G’day I’ve just returned from a trip down to Sydney. Three sightings of interest to Mike A dozen Needletails over Miranda (2228) around 10 am on Christmas Day Half a dozen Needletails over Bilgola (2107) around 9 am on 29 December About 100 milling about low over a rural property 2 km north of the … Read more

Access to Western Treatment Plant, Werribee

There has been a lot of discussion on the “Victorian Birders” group on Facebook which many of you may not look at. To summarise – there are rumours that Melbourne Water are planning changes to the access rules for the WTP which may well have an adverse affect on birders. Apparently they are seeing a … Read more

Glossy Black-Cockatoo

Hi all. I had two separate sightings of GBCs over two days 27 and 28 December) at Wentworth Falls in the blue Mountains west of Sydney. The first sighting was of a pair and the second of an individual. Both sightings were in suburban streets. They were feeding quietly on casuarinas or allocasuarinas (not sure … Read more