I have a couple of photos of a Silver Gull taken on The Strand in Townsville recently which has a protuberance from its lower mandible. Does anyone know what it could be? I was interested to note that, despite this malformity, this gull was the dominant bird in the flock. He stood next to my . . . → Read More: Silver Gull with protuberance from lower mandible
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After the conference at Rottnest I had managed to organise three and a half full days birding to try and see as many of the south-west specials as I could. I got off the Rottnest ferry in the late morning, grabbed a hire car and headed straight down to Cheynes Beach. My plan was to . . . → Read More: Western Australia trip report Part 2 – the south-west I recently put out a call for an RFI for the south-west so I think it’s only right that I repay all the good advice I got by providing a trip report. The opportunity to go to a conference on Rottnest Island provided the chance to do some birding. Having never visited Western Australia before, . . . → Read More: Western Australia trip report Part 1 – Rottnest Island My back yard bird bath attracts a steady number of birds wanting to drink and bathe. I’ve posted a few that I saw on just one day. Mostly common suburban birds, introduced and native but that’s birding for you in residential areas. Kind regards, Chris Shaw seashore@internode.on.net Mobile +61 (0) 409 675912 http://blog.topburds.com/top-birds-everyfing/ Birding-Aus mailing . . . → Read More: My Bird Bath Watched a juvenile Black Noddy fishing with 3 Common Terns and a group of Crested Terns at the mouth of the Clarence River Monday morning (yesterday) about 0900. There was much dolphin activity in the area – presumed there was a large school of fish. Geoff Ryan Birding-Aus mailing list Birding-Aus@birding-aus.org To change settings or . . . → Read More: Black Noddy |
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