Spring in Mulgoa Valley

Hi All. We have had some good sightings in our part of Mulgoa Valley over the last week. Best was a juvenile BAILLON’S CRAKE among the reeds on a dam, new for my local list. A circling SWAMP HARRIER, with Brown Goshawk close by and a Nankeen Kestrel, CRESTED SHRIKE-TIT, AZURE KINGFISHER not new but … Read more

Channel-billed Cuckoos calling, Riflebird in the yard

First ones in Yungaburra for the year heard last Monday morning. We usually have our first about a week after Sydney. The PNG birds are slow starters. Had a female riflebird in the yard for the first time in many years. We are about a kilometre from rainforest. Regards, Alan On 18/09/2017 8:31 AM, Stephen … Read more