Seabirds in the storm

Add a juvenile Red-tailed Tropicbird found in Quakers Hill, Sydney two days ago. Not often you could twitch one of these in Sydney’s Hill District. 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

Anyone been to Lake Gregory in WA?

Hi folks: I just finished watching a beautiful little documentary on Budgies that were breeding in WA at Lake Gregory. It looks like an amazing spot for sure. I was wondering if anyone from birding aus had actually been there. Check out the youtube clip of budgies here. Created by the ABC and filmed by . . . → Read More: Anyone been to Lake Gregory in WA?

Seabirds in the Hunter River during recent East Coast Low

Hi all, I’m sure you would have heard about the severe weather event that the Hunter and Central Coast regions experienced this week, which pushed south yesterday to Sydney and the Illawarra. Normally, during and after such an event, keen seawatchers would be out scoping the ocean for seabirds forced closer to shore. A . . . → Read More: Seabirds in the Hunter River during recent East Coast Low

Sound Recordings

Hello Terry, And as well as the two apps there are all the VERY GOOD recordings on my website, mostly passerines but nearly all of the rare ones. Cheers graemechapman.com.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

Cats and Councils

http://m.smh.com.au/environment/animals/cats-curtailed-as-council-curfews-rein-in-marauding-moggies-20150421-1mpq2l.html Cheers, Charles Hunter 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

Eaglehawk Pelagic, 12th April 2015

TRIP REPORT Eaglehawk Pelagic – 12th of April, 2015 Participants: Craig Anderson, Tony Baker, Margie Baker, Ruth Brozek, Mona Loofs-Samorzewski, Michael Vaughan, Peter Vaughan, George Vaughan, Els Wakefield, and Paul Brooks (organiser and report compiler) Boat: The Pauletta, skippered by John Males, with deckhand Michael Males. Conditions and Activity: The very rough day foreshortened the . . . → Read More: Eaglehawk Pelagic, 12th April 2015

song recordings

I am trying to find some Australian bird songs I can download before an upcoming visit. Unfortunately, xeno-canto is missing many fairly common species, Australian Crake, Spotless Crake, Gang Gang Cockatoo, etc. Any idea where I might find these recordings??? Cheers Terry Witt 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

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TR: 2 Quetzal trip-Mexico and updated info

Chatters Tweeters, Birding-aus, April rolled in like a lion as Kate and I ventured south for a trip to the Copper Canyon and El Triunfo. Snow, stifling heat and everything in between were experienced during a 2 1/2 week trip visiting our neighbors to the south. The mostly all of the hoped for birds, including . . . → Read More: TR: 2 Quetzal trip-Mexico and updated info

Correllas gone

Hi It is Kerry Firkin from Corlette Port Stephens NSW Sadly most of the Correllas have left I only get 12 of them down for a feed Plenty of Rainbow Lorikeets now I did not know how much I missed them until I heard their chatter and I have plenty of Magpies as well even . . . → Read More: Correllas gone

Griffith info

Thanks for the very useful, and encouraging, replies. I’ll set off more optimistically now. Stephen 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