Fork-tailed Swifts

On Wednesday 30 Nov I was turning into Old Northern Rd from Hill St at Baulkham Hills when I saw two Fork-tailed swifts wheeling only a few metres overhead. I looked further and between Baulkham Hills and Castle Hill counted at least 20 birds, circling in front of clouds, their distance above the ground becoming . . . → Read More: Fork-tailed Swifts

Southport Pelagic

There is a double bunger off Southport in December again this year with one spot still open for the 17th and three spots still open for the 18th. Contact me at paul.walbridge@health.qld.gov.au

Paul Walbridge

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Birds and Kanooka/Water Gum trees

Can anyone please let me know how attractive, or not, Kanooka/Water Gum/Tristaniopsis laurina is to birds?

It’s become a very fashionable street/landscaping tree here in south-eastern Melbourne and I fear it may just add to the suite of exotic trees that provide lots of nectar for the bully birds.

Michael Norris

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Waterbirds in Rutherglen and the Riverina

We took a trip to Rutherglen on 29 -30 November primarily to replenish essential supplies. Where we camped at Lake King there were a reasonable number of waterbirds with breeding by Pacific Black Duck, Dusky Moorhen and Eurasian Coot.

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Melbourne CBD Koel

Hi all, there was a Common Koel calling very loudly at 7:15 this morning in the Treasury gardens, at the eastern edge of the Melbourne CBD, just south of the JFK Memorial.

Bill

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