Notes on Cape York Subspecies and Rarities

Max Breckenridge, Ashwin Rudder, Nathan Ruser and myself spent the first half of January up around Cape York and Cairns. I have prepared some notes on some of the new splits and mythical rarities around the area, along with our experiences. I am also happy to help out with further information regarding the below mentioned … Read more

Feeding Birds

I used to be against the feeding of birds, but I now am not so against it. When I was at the Argyle Diamond Mine in the NE Kimberley of WA, at about 5am (or often 9pm the night before) I put out a little bird seed and some sultanas each morning and filled a … Read more

Needletails at Mallcoota

26 January: 10 circling Quarry Beach about 3km East of the town. Some 30 minutes later 5 – quite possibly the same birds overflew the airport. A small storm was moving along just out to sea at the time, but no rain on the coast. 27 January: 1 overflew Bastion Point. Humid but no rain. … Read more