Night Parrot Calls and Historical Records

Following a suggestion by John Young, I have checked out some historical Night Parrot records with some interesting results. At the same time I’ve reflected on the recent release of Night Parrot call recordings.

More here: sunshinecoastbirds.blogspot.com.au/2017/02/night-parrot-longer-between-drinks-than.html

Greg Roberts friarbird.roberts@gmail.com

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Trip report: Eaglehawk Neck pelagic Saturday 28th January 2017

Hi All, Here’s the trip report for last Saturday. Rohan Clarke

BIRDLIFE AUSTRALIA PELAGIC TRIP OFF EAGLEHAWK NECK, TAS Saturday 28th Jan 2017

OBSERVERS: Tim Bawden, Chris Burwell, Arthur Carew, Denise Carew, Karen Dick, Annette Hatten, David James, Brian Johnston, Elliot Leach, Jon Norling, Peter Vaughan, Els Wakefield & Rohan Clarke (organiser and report compiler).

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Trip Report: Eaglehawk Neck Tas pelagic 27 Jan 2017

Hi All, The BirdLife Australia pelagics got out off Eaglehawk Neck, Tasmania on both Friday and Saturday just gone. Reasonable diversity and very good numbers of a few bird species. The highlight for the ‘weekend’ was actually a mammal as we had a pod of the very rarely sighted Shepherd’s Beaked Whale. Below is Friday’s . . . → Read More: Trip Report: Eaglehawk Neck Tas pelagic 27 Jan 2017

Belle Miners this Saturday night at The Palace Hotel Camberwell, from 6:30pm

Hi,

Quick reminder … Jaime Jackett (of Broome Bird Observatory)’s band is playing The Palace Hotel in Camberwell this Saturday night 3 Feb from 6:30pm. There are already a few birders coming along … check out Jaime’s song Night Flight here: www.belleminers.com/video/

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Sacred Kingfisher

Hunting small lizard from my Hills hoist in my inner west Sydney backyard much to the disapproval of the willy wagtails, sparrows, new hollands and silver eyes. The Kingfisher always stops over at this time of year to take advantage of my herd of lizards and the neighbour’s pool.

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Night Parrot calls

Thanks for the link to the calls of the Night Parrot recordings. Expecting a series of grunts I was surprised to hear very ‘parrotish’ calls. To my untrained ear they seem to sing out of the same songbook as the Eastern Rosella. Geoff

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