Hello A couple of New Zealand birders have kindly sent me this piece (which I believe came from nzbirdsonline) while the editor of Birds New Zealand, the magazine of the Ornithological Society of New Zealand, sent me the article’s link (below). The article was published in the Journal of Systematic Palaeontology. —————————————————————— http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/14772019.2015.1087064 Hakawai melvillei . . . → Read More: New Zealand’s extinct Hakawai melvillei was sister taxon to Australian Plains-wanderer
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Hi all saw my first WTNTs of the summer over Gordon (approx 9:30am) and North Turramurra (home) approx 10:45am today. Flocks were 5-10 (not good look though) and 30 birds respectively. No Fork-taileds that I could see in either flock (which may well have been the same group anyway). This is the 2nd earliest arrival . . . → Read More: WTNTs – northern Sydney 31 Oct Hi Everyone, I had a wonderful week on Lady Elliot Island with my family from 3rd to 10th October. Once almost completely defoliated by guano miners, and goats left for marooned sailors, it has returned to a “tropical paradise” with an abundance of breeding seabirds. Propogation of Pissonia and replanting is continuing. While Black . . . → Read More: Lady Elliot Island Craig Doolan asked about the south west, Cheyne Beach and a few other things : You should find Noisy Scrubbird, Western Bristlebird, Western Whipbird (nigrogularis), Western Spinebill, Western Wattlebird, White-breasted Robin and Red-eared Firetail at Cheyne Beach. You can ask in the office for recent information. NSB – From the caravan park, walk down . . . → Read More: RFI – the south-west I’ve just finished a 6-day birding trip to Puerto Rico, following our highly successful tour of Panama. See here for pics and blog post: http://sunshinecoastbirds.blogspot.com/2015/10/birding-in-puerto-rico.html Greg Roberts 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 Hi people, The saga continous with the next batch of highlights from my big year, including a chance encounter with Scarlet-chested Parrot at Gluepot! http://ibc.lynxeds.com/news/gluepot-nature-reserve-telowie-gorge-beetaloo-reservoir Enjoy! Best regards, Pieter de Groot Boersma 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 . . . → Read More: Scarlet-chested Parrot video and more Hello all, I’m heading over to south-west Western Australia in mid-November for my first ever visit for the state. I will be there for work but think I have worked in three full days birding before returning. I’ve checked out Frank O’Connor’s website but am hoping for a few recent tips on some specific species. . . . → Read More: RFI – the south-west Hi Everyone, I’m thinking of heading to the Eastlakes Golf Course in Sydney this weekend. It looks like a good spot but it also looks rather large. Any suggestions on specifically where to go? My main target is tawny grassbird, and according to ebird.org , Eastlakes looks like the most reliable spot in Sydney. Thanks . . . → Read More: RFI: Eastlakes Golf Course, Sydney Hi All, In 2016 I’m organizing a number of pelagic trips out of Eaglehawk Neck, Tasmania. These will operate under the banner of Birdlife Australia. While we don’t insist on it, it therefore helps if you are a member of Birdlife Australia. At present there are trips scheduled for the following dates: Friday 29th January . . . → Read More: Pelagic trips off Eaglehawk Neck in 2016 Some suggestions from Steve Debus Regards Shirley —– Original Message —– From: “Steve Debus” < sdebus@une.edu.au> To: “Shirley Cook” < shirleycook@skymesh.com.au> Sent: Wednesday, October 28, 2015 7:44 AM Subject: RE: [Birding-Aus] Mystery calls from Bowra Station, Queensland Hi Shirley, 1) is a typical Brown Falcon. The others I’m not 100% sure about, as it’s too . . . → Read More: Fw: Mystery calls from Bowra Station, Queensland |
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