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
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
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
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
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