Hobart sites

I’ll be in Hobart and East Coast Tasmania for almost two weeks from Tuesday and am looking to visit spots like Peter Murrell Reserve. If any locals have a couple of hours spare to dash about in the scrub, I’d be happy to repay either in kind (eg WTP visit) or shout a meal etc. … Read more

Oystercatchers

Today on Bruny Island/Tassie, about 8am, I was walking along the beach at ‘The neck’ campground and looked ahead to see a large group of black birds… As I got closer, I realised they were a large group of Pied Oystercatcher and Sooty Oystercatcher together. I counted AT LEAST 100 Any ideas as to why … Read more

Birdpedia – Australia – Weekly Digest

The following is a digest of Sightings Reported on Birdpedia for the period Monday, February 22, 2016 to Sunday, February 28, 2016: Area: SA Location: Flagstaff Hill Golf Club Adelaide S.A. 11Th tee area Superb Parrot (Polytelis swainsonii) (1) Seen/reported previously at this site. This occasion, seen twice but only briefly on the wing. Distinct … Read more