A while ago I sat on a water hole in the evening in the area mentioned and while sitting quietly had the feeling I was being watched, I soon realized I was not the only one that knew hundreds of birds came here to drink. Six very fat cats including a big Black Tom and … Read more
Hundreds of WTN (maybe 200) over Kingscliff at the moment. Showers around. 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
News of this incident has been picked up by the wider media: http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/health-science/night-parrot-falls-prey-to-feral-cat/story-e6frg8y6-1227223297466 I make the point in this article that the issue at hand is more immediate than the wider issue of the need to control feral cat populations. We do not know if this species is more widespread than is presently known or … Read more
Greetings Carl I know that house-bound feeling! In a few hours time [at 0900 hours] I’m scheduled for a small surgical procedure on my right foot which, according to the surgeon [if he makes it this time], should put a crimp into my scheduled training for the 2016 Olympic sprints! I wish you a speedy … Read more
Let’s try that again – this time with the full results (no mystery dip). Thanks to Maris for pointing that out 🙂 24-hr Competition 183 – Western Whistlers (Steve Burns & Mark Newman) 180 – The Ruff Knights (Stewart Ford, Bruce Greatwich, Nigel Jackett & Nathan Waugh) 156 – S. W. A. T. (Rose Ferrell, … Read more