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Biggest flood for many years going down the Lachlan River filling up the vast lignum swamps along the way. Lachlan only has a flood this big every 25 to 30 years and it will see massive breeding in the swamps by most water fowl especially the Glossy Ibis and the Freckled Duck. The biggest natural . . . → Read More: Central West N S W flooding. Talking to a shearer to-day shearing at Moulmein N S W and he tells me there are lots of Plains-wanderers on the back roads around Oxley N S W. More than he has ever seen in 40 years shearing in that area. Barney. Birding-Aus mailing list Birding-Aus@birding-aus.org To change settings or unsubscribe visit: birding-aus.org/mailman/listinfo/birding-aus_birding-aus.org . . . → Read More: Plains-wanderer Hi all, After all the recent noise online here about Lake Cargelligo, Whoey Tank, Nombinnie, Round Hill, Back Yamma, and the wonderful birding ATM, don’t plan on going out there anytime soon. Contacts in Euabalong, 25 mins north of Lake Cargelligo, expect to be cut off in the next few days. Condobolin has peaked . . . → Read More: Central West NSW flooding Anyone have an idea what this call might be? www.xeno-canto.org/forum/topic/16781 It was recorded by a remote microphones by a large dam near Tibooburra NSW at around midnight a couple of weeks ago. Based on the way the sound moves from the left to right channel it seems to be from a bird flying overhead. The . . . → Read More: Mystery Bird Call – Tibooburra NSW It sounds a bit like Wally Kerkhof’s story. We visited him in Moora this year where, as I’m sure many know, he has had great success with artificial nest hollows. Birding-Aus mailing list Birding-Aus@birding-aus.org To change settings or unsubscribe visit: birding-aus.org/mailman/listinfo/birding-aus_birding-aus.org like the proverbial ducks to water (apparently) see www.abc.net.au/news/2016-09-18/carnaby-cockatoo-revival-program/7854318 Birding-Aus mailing list Birding-Aus@birding-aus.org To change settings or unsubscribe visit: birding-aus.org/mailman/listinfo/birding-aus_birding-aus.org I just got one of the new $5 notes and birders can reassure themselves about the colours on the Eastern Spinebill depicted on it. In fact there are several spinebills on different parts of the note but all are either outlines or solid pieces of tinfoil, so they are not printed in any colours, they . . . → Read More: new $5 note While driving down the Bruce Hw in Qld. on Sunday well away from the ocean we came across a Brahminy Kite trying to lift a large dead Bandicoot from the centre of the road. Barney. Birding-Aus mailing list Birding-Aus@birding-aus.org To change settings or unsubscribe visit: birding-aus.org/mailman/listinfo/birding-aus_birding-aus.org . . . → Read More: re W B Sea Eagle feeding in roadkill ? Hi all, Wondering if anyone could provide any details on the Yellow Chat (Alligator River Sub-species) – access and sites? Can’t seem to find too much information online and in the literature. All the best, *James Mustafa* m. 0400 951 517 e. jamesmustafamusic@gmail.com w. www.jamesmustafa.com Birding-Aus mailing list Birding-Aus@birding-aus.org To change settings or unsubscribe visit: . . . → Read More: RFI: Yellow Chat G’day all, I’ve recently been visiting museums here and in the UK to photograph grasswren specimens for some research I’m conducting. I’m using the images for colour comparison between birds in different parts of their range but I thought they might be of interest/use to other researchers and birdwatchers. To this end I’ve been uploading . . . → Read More: Image galleries of grasswren specimens in museum collections |
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