G’day, Wayne Peacock and I saw one Blue-billed duck on a dam on Bellview Station, west from Chillagoe in early August 2015. It was with some wandering whistling ducks. They flew away but it stayed and actually swam over to us, coming within 20m. In June/July, I came across several buff-breasted button quail near the … Read more
Hi all, A quick note to say that the NSW and ACT Twitchathon was run on the weekend just past. There were 32 teams taking part, comprised of 104 participants, ranging from the Main Race to the Childrens’ races. For the second year running, the Dodgy Drongo’s pipped the Hunter Home Brewers by one bird … Read more
Knowing that there are some with poetic inclinations within the Birding-Aus subscriber base, I wonder if anyone has a suggestion for the following: An author friend has asked for some advice as to how to describe the “glugging water sound” of the Pheasant Coucal in a less prosaic way (and without resorting to a plethora … Read more