With the spate of twitching of the White-rumped Sandpiper at Lake Wollumboola over the past three weeks, there have been quite a few reports of Lesser Sand Plovers there as well. After I posted on my blog about my trip there, I had an email from another Birding-auser who thought the sand plovers he had … Read more
Hi Bernie, The directions remain unchanged from those posted on birding-aus about two and half weeks ago. The bird continues to be seen on the same short stretch of shoreline at Lake Wollumboula or roosting within the fenced-off Little Tern colony. To access the site drive to the township of Culburra Beach (via Nowra), NSW. … Read more
When I first purchased tapes of nocturnal bird calls many years ago I decided to see if any owls responded on our property, and played the calls of the powerful owl. Our barn owls had been calling, but immediately stopped, and we didn’t hear them again for about 10 days. I had started to think … Read more
Hi Birding Friends Some of you have signed up for a 21-day trip to Panama this year from October 1 to October 21. It will take in the major hotspots and focus on tracking down such difficulties as Sapayoa, Rufous-vented Ground-Cuckoo and Black-crowned Antpitta. In particular, special efforts will be made to access the tricky … Read more
Despite ongoing problems with boats, we now have finalised our 2015 schedule for pelagic trips out of Sydney. We will be going out on the second Saturday of each month and the dates and details can be seen on our new website at http://www.sydneypelagics.info The first trip is scheduled for Saturday 14 February so please … Read more