I reluctantly have to sell the majority of my ‘library’ including: . a full set of HANZAB, . “Nocturnal Birds of Australia” by Schodde & Mason (illustrations by Jeremy Boot # 489), . “Directory of Birds – Passerines” by Christidis, . “Fairy-Wrens and Grasswrens” by I & E Rowley and . “The Fairy-Wrens: A Monograph … Read more
Judy regarding the Broadwater at Labrador, Im fortunate to live overlooking the area where the waders come to feed every day, but an interesting thing I noted was we had an increasing number of pelicans before Christmas up to 242 counted and at that time they disappeared only leaving 25 behind. They have obviously gone … Read more
We are in WA visiting from Victoria. Having read Barney Enders’ story about Wally and his Carnaby’s in Moora, we went up there to meet him. He’s an eccentric but extremely knowledgeable man and it was an experience chatting with him. He said he had had an 80% breeding success this year from his tree … Read more
Recent reports indicate that many of our waders are on the move north to their breeding grounds near the Arctic Circle. Many will use the Yellow Sea tidal mudflats to rest & recuperate on their long journeys. Both China since 1970, and Korea have been reclaiming many hundreds of square kms of the Yellow Sea. … Read more
Hi Folks I was asked to survey a small block in Palmerston in the Buscall Ave drainage channel from Sanctuary Lakes. It is a really nice bit of habitat, especially for a Rufous Owl I found enjoying some prey (Bar-shoudered Dove possibly). Sad thing is that this small amount of land has a proposal for … Read more