While chasing butterflies on Nail Can Hill in Albury this afternoon I spotted a flock of about 50 White-throated Needletails briefly circling up high. Tree Martins and a couple of Dusky Woodswallows were also present, but at a much lower altitude (just above tree canopy). Weather was hot and slightly humid with big cumulo-nimbus clouds … Read more
A SURFEIT OF WEATHER Here in Tromsø at 70*N we have had almost too much weather this last month. December was warmer than usual, with 250mm of precipitation, double the normal amount. Most of it came as rain the first weeks, so all November snow disappeared. Then we were lucky and we got a moderate … Read more
Dear all 50 plus needletails circling at head height and as high as one could see at 12.30pm today on Callagans Creek Road 31 50 32 : 152 03 89. This is somewhere between Gloucester and Mount George, NSW. They swished past a meter above the ground so close you could hear the wind in … Read more
On 2nd Jan about 1000hr 7 WTNTS circling high over Yamba shopping centre. The birds were high in a hazy sky and I thought one was a Fork-tailed Swift but not 100% sure. Cheers Geoff 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