On Thursday, 11 January at 8:30am I saw approximately 30 White-throated Needletails circling around Burrows Park (-33.814229, 151.114767) in Ryde in the heart of the city slowly heading south towards Parramatta River. There could have been more, it wasn’t possible to tell if the same birds were circling around or there were more groups moving … Read more
Much the same as making things fool proof, that only attracts idiots. On Sunday, January 14, 2018, Martin Butterfield < martinflab@gmail.com> wrote: > In my area I use generalized descriptions of the sites of unusual birds on > private property to try to avoid such a situation. That does at least keep > people out … Read more
Six WTNTs were observed early this morning lazily drifting overhead the ridgeline and property in the space of 10 minutes from 6.30am (-27 14′ S / 152 47′ E). Hard to say which direction they came from and which direction they headed off in as it was more of a wide circular drift; slow and … Read more
In my area I use generalized descriptions of the sites of unusual birds on private property to try to avoid such a situation. That does at least keep people out of the paddocks and gardens. If anyone desperately needs finer detail they can ask me and their case for access will be considered in discussion … Read more
Tony, you might remember that the sewage pond manager threatened to have the trespassing birders arrested. As for Mataranka I heard that the goshawks left after decades of nesting in that area. Whether their departure, and the owner of that land selling up, had anything to do with trespassing birders and photographers, I don’t know. … Read more