By Birding-Aus, on September 9th, 2017% Hi all,
First channel-billed cuckoo of the season heard this morning at Bronte, NSW.
Cheers, Charles Hunter
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By Birding-Aus, on September 8th, 2017% Thx Stephen. The 3 local species are Superb, Variegated, & Red-backed. All 3 are seen at the GOMA end. I think the group/s you’ll see all along Southbank are Superbs.
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> On 8 Sep. 2017, at 11:21 am, stgec@bigpond.com wrote: > > Judith, > Interested in your . . . → Read More: Fairy wrens
By Birding-Aus, on September 8th, 2017% Greetings all
There is a resident population of Scrubwrens living in the vegetation lining the sandstone cliff into which Woolwich Dock is emplaced. (www.harbourtrust.gov.au/visit/woolwich-dock-parklands)
Regards
Robert — Robert Curran
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By Birding-Aus, on September 7th, 2017% Along Southbank in inner Brisbane the 3 local Fairy-Wren spp. live in shrubs & grasses among the concrete & crowds. Some years ago during a small study of sightings histories for these birds, I found it notable that correlating records/maps showed no cuckoos in this location.
Judith
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. . . → Read More: Denizens of the inner city [cf “Scrubwrens in inner west Sydney”]
By Birding-Aus, on September 6th, 2017% Hi all,
Was in Perisher for some skiing on the weekend. On the way there, above the snowline (within the last 10k before reaching Perisher) I saw several robins on the roadside in the snow (singly, not a group) which I assumed to be Flame Robins. I was with the family, so did not have . . . → Read More: Flame robins/Scarlet robins
By Birding-Aus, on September 5th, 2017% Hi everyone
I live in Dulwich Hill along the light rail / Greenway corridor. There are a resident pair of White-browed scrubwren living in the adjacent bushcare site and nearby weedy thickets. The pair frequently visit my small garden to use the birdbath and to feed amongst my thick plantings. I know there are probably . . . → Read More: Scrubwrens in inner west Sydney
By Birding-Aus, on September 5th, 2017% Hi all,
For those of you who haven’t received your lastest WA Bird Notes yet, we will be trying for another weekend of pelagic trips off Albany in November – Saturday 18th & 19th. If you’d like a place on one or both days, please let me know
Cheers,
John
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By Birding-Aus, on September 5th, 2017% Eaglehawk Pelagic – August 27th, 2017
Participants:
Darryl Eggins, Rob Hamilton, Mona Loofs-Samorzewski, John Tongue, Shirley Tongue, Peter Tongue, Kimberley Tongue, Els Wakefield, Matt Wright and Paul Brooks (organiser and report compiler)
Boat:
The Pauletta, skippered by John Males, with deckhand Craig.
Notes:
Favourable conditions leading up to the trip had us hopeful of seeing . . . → Read More: Eagkehawk Pelagic Trip Report, August 27th 2017
By Robin Irwin, on September 4th, 2017% There are a pair of Eastern Curlews on the flats at Narooma, in amongst the Little Black Cormorants and Terns.
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By Birding-Aus, on September 3rd, 2017% Dear List,
My wife and I recently took a trip to the Top End. We did Darwin to Kakadu to Pine Creek and back to Darwin. We saw about 60 “lifers” and around 85 in total. For those interested in the total list we saw (some of my favourites are: Black Bittern, Red-tailed Black Cockatoo, . . . → Read More: A Mysterious Grassbird
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