Day: October 31, 2015

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

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

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 Noddies … Read more