Hi all a single Whimbrel was seen near the pilings at the wader site in Port Botany – seen at approx. 11;30 am, low/falling tide. Also 2 Aust Pied Oystercatchers but no other waders seen; just 2 Little Egret and a few Australian Ibis. I know I’ve seen over-wintering Whimbrel further north in Australia, but … Read more
Hi All, Here’s the trip report for the pelagic trip that got out off Portland, Vic a few weeks back. Cheers, Rohan BirdLife Australia pelagic trip off Portland, Vic, 5 June 2016 OBSERVERS: Tim Bawden, Kevin Bartram, Paul Dodd, Ruth Woodrow, Jennifer Spry, Scott Baker, John McRae, Steve Davidson, Jim Wright, David Adams, David Sinclair … Read more
I have just published a post on my blog about our trip to Bingara to attend the Myall Creek Massacre Memorial and some of the wildlife that we saw. I also recently published a post on the positive effect the recent east coast low had on the local wetlands. You can view the posts at … Read more
The following is a digest of Sightings Reported on Birdpedia for the period Monday, June 20, 2016 to Sunday, June 26, 2016: Area: SA Location: Black Point, Y. P. Double-banded Plover (Charadrius bicinctus) (24) In a flock of 52 shorebirds, with 12 Red-capped Plover & 16 overwintering Red-necked Stint. When disturbed this flock flew onto … Read more
In a recent newsletter, Various Various, produced by the local birding group in Cairns, Brian Venebles wrote: ” I can report that I attended a meeting between CAFNEC and Cairns Airport P/L (CAPL) regarding their proposal to develop the mangroves on the ocean side of the airport (Jack Barnes mangrove boardwalk) in order to relocate … Read more