Wedge-tailed Eagles – North Turramurra

Hi all I had 2 Wedge-tailed Eagles very low over my house (Bobbin Head Rd, North Turramurra – about 3kms from the Ku-Rin-Gai Nat Park gates) approx. 2:45pm this afternoon. Both were darker birds. While I have seen eagles sporadically in the 17 years I have lived in the Turramurra area, this is my 6th . . . → Read More: Wedge-tailed Eagles – North Turramurra

Birdpedia – Australia – Weekly Digest

The following is a digest of Sightings Reported on Birdpedia for the period Monday, May 4, 2015 to Sunday, May 10, 2015: Area: SA Location: On our Rockleigh property Whistling Kite (Haliastur sphenurus) (1) This was only the second whistling kite we have seen at our place. It was cruising around taking little notice of . . . → Read More: Birdpedia – Australia – Weekly Digest

IOC 5.2 update

Looks like there are a couple of changes in the latest IOC list that relate to Australian birds. a) Naretha Bluebonnet is now a full species and the rest of the old species is now known as the Eastern Bluebonnet b) the Swan River Honeyeater has been renamed the Gilbert’s Honeyeater Noel Luff Birding-Aus mailing . . . → Read More: IOC 5.2 update