Day: May 23, 2017

A minor error in the new Australian Bird Guide. The specific name for Oriental Pratincole should be maldivarum (not madlivorum). There seem to be remarkably few errors for a first edition. _________________________________________________________________ Frank O’Connor Birding WA birdingwa.iinet.net.au Phone : (08) 9386 5694 Email : foconnor@iinet.net.au Birding-Aus mailing list Birding-Aus@birding-aus.org To change settings or unsubscribe visit: … Read more

On 21st May I was lucky enough to observe a male Red Goshawk starting to build a nest in the Lilyvale Rd area, between Musgrave and Lakefield National Park, Cape York. This area is well-known for the nesting of this species. The following observations were made over a two hour period starting 7.30am. Only the … Read more