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Hi birders, Unfortunately we have to go through all this again down here in Victoria. Another season of duck shooting starts on March 17th. Birdlife is encouraging citizen scientists to get out amongst the Victorian wetlands and survey for threatened species, namely Freckled Duck, Blue-billed Duck, Bitterns, Brolgas and significant numbers of Australasian Shoveler (which . . . → Read More: Victorian Duck shooting season Hi all Does anyone know if the Aleutian terns are still hanging about… I just happen to be in the area today and wondering if they’re still been seen in the last couple of days or where they’ve been spotted the most and if they’re hanging out with other tern species…? I’m not the best . . . → Read More: Aleutian tern Hi all 😊 Anyone know if it’s worth going to Stockton Sandspit? Lots of shorebirds about? I’m in Newcastle area for 2 weeks and wanting to try and find time to get there on a weekend… Thanks Kirri 😊 Sent from my iPhone Birding-Aus mailing list Birding-Aus@birding-aus.org To change settings or unsubscribe visit: birding-aus.org/mailman/listinfo/birding-aus_birding-aus.org . . . → Read More: Stockton sandspit I’ve seen this stack of swifts that Martin describes on a storm front in the hills 20 miles west of Noosa in the early ’80’s. Sent from my iPhone Birding-Aus mailing list Birding-Aus@birding-aus.org To change settings or unsubscribe visit: birding-aus.org/mailman/listinfo/birding-aus_birding-aus.org with the monsoon arriving in FNQ about 2-3 weeks ago, I’ve been noticing a huge increase in numbers of winged ants/termites getting about – this includes lots of the winged & big queen green ants which are rather spectaular looking critters! this event has of course attracted the big swifts to the area, and I . . . → Read More: WHITE-THROATED NEEDLETAILS & Fork-tailed Swifts in BIG numbers last week at Wonga Beach & Lower Daintree, FNQ I am hoping the brains trust out there will help us to answer this. A friend has been observing Eastern Spinebills in her garden in the lower Blue Mountains for many years. She posed these question about their nesting habits: > My observations on eastern spinebills’ nest-feathering has prompted me to ask more questions around . . . → Read More: A query about Eastern Spinebills Hi all, The responsibility of caring for an elderly parent has meant I haven’t been getting into the Capertee Valley as often as usual over the past few months. However, last Sunday I had to make a quick trip into the valley for a meeting and took the opportunity to explore some short walks in . . . → Read More: Summer flowering and lorikeets in Capertee Valley www.nationalgeographic.com/magazine/2018/03/bird-migration-albatross-climate-change/ We’re learning more about what they endure as they fly thousands of miles—and how humans and climate change are making it tougher for them. By Yudhijit Bhattacharjee This story appears in the March 2018 issue of National Geographic magazine. Birding-Aus mailing list Birding-Aus@birding-aus.org To change settings or unsubscribe visit: birding-aus.org/mailman/listinfo/birding-aus_birding-aus.org . . . → Read More: The Epic Journeys of Migratory Birds Every year we are visited by a pair of Square-tailed Kites so now the’ve ceased to be a novelty. No doubt they nest in the forest around here (Basin View 2540) On Friday Feb 2nd, one of them landed in a tree overhanging our backyard and spread its wings and tail, obviously sunning. Stayed just . . . → Read More: Square-tailed Kite sunning |
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