Hi all Yesterday late morning a few of us went chasing woodswallows in the Mareeba area. No luck in the Koah and Chewko Road areas, and also out towards Mutchilba. Also no luck initially along Channel Road however on returning from Mutchilba along Channel Road we came across a flock of around 50 or so. … Read more
Greetings, Lots of Woodswallows north of Channel Road yesterday but to distant to ID even with a scope. Close to there was a long flock of Tree Martins about 1.5 kilometres long and working on 20 birds per 100 metres which might be conservative that makes, 300 birds. Not the biggest flock I’ve seen but … Read more
For those with an interest in Swans, this may be of interest. Begin forwarded message: > From: “‘Mundkur, Taej’ Taej.Mundkur@wetlands.org [orientalbirding]” < orientalbirding-noreply@yahoogroups.com> > Date: 29 May 2015 7:09:38 pm AEST > To: orientalbird < orientalbirding@yahoogroups.com> > Subject: [OB] FW: Swan Specialist Group Newsletter V 11 2015 > Reply-To: “Mundkur, Taej” < Taej.Mundkur@wetlands.org> > > … Read more
News from a relatively close neighbour, the Solomon Islands: May 22 was one of the most amazing days I’ve had birding, being shown a Fearful Owl at nest site early on after a tough slippery walk over sharp limestone rocks, then finding a calling Black-faced Pitta in a forest patch by the track and getting … Read more
Hi, This is a big rarity record in Taiwan. Quite hard to find any rarities in Australia or overseas that can rival this one that meets a few criteria:- 1) First ever reported in the country. 2) A highly threatened species (globally critically endangered in this case). 3) Reliably found at one site and has … Read more