Fork-tailed Swifts over Girraween (2145)

Hello Mike and Other ObserversNoticed 6 Fork-tailed Swifts circling and feeding  today at 11.50am  when collecting washing.  There may have been more before I noticed them. They had disappered before I coud get the binoculars.  There was a front moving in. Joan Wharton 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

Is anyone else sick of BirdLife Australia marketing?

https://support.birdlife.org.au/emailviewonwebpage.aspx?erid=2407986&trid=43b5737e-fb8a-4471-b824-64047318c034 “With numbers down 84%… how long before the Lesser Sand Plover is extinct? “This Silent Shorebirds Crisis can’t continue.” Silent crisis? seriously, it’s been at the forefront of ornithology for 10 years hasn’t it… are BirdLife Australia just realizing this?.. and is this actually true? Given these people have recently said in similar marketing … Read more

Western Australia update

Had the 0550 flight today from Perth to SydneySo tired I forgot to mention another thing: Lodging in Mt Magnet/Cue is limitedI stayed at the Mount Magnet Caravan Park, just east of the main road as you come into townI had a modular room for $75 (cheapest in town), that was quiet, comfortable, good A/C, … Read more

Western Australia updates

I just finished a swing through the areas south of Perth, and then up to Mount Magnet and CueI used Frank O’Connor’s notes extensively, and found them very helpfulHere however is some more current info I visited Cape Naturaliste twice looking for RT Tropicbirds without successThe first try was from 1000 to 1330, and the … Read more

Human-Avian Associations

see https://www.newscientist.com/article/dn28626-birds-prefer-to-eat-at-outdoor-cafes-with-slow-plate-clearing/ 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