Flesh-footed Shearwater?

Dear List,

First, I would like to say goodbye to Australia. My wife and I were there for two years since I was on a contract there and in that time we found around 295 birds. Australia started us on birding and it’s something we’ll remember forever. Thank you to everyone on this list, as . . . → Read More: Flesh-footed Shearwater?

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Eaglehawk Pelagic Trip Report – May 27th, 2018

Eaglehawk Pelagic Trip Report – May 27th, 2018

Participants:

Ruth Brozek, Karen Dick, Ian Halliday, Rob Hamilton, Andy Jensen, Mona Loofs-Samorzewski, Mark Sanders, Sue Taylor, Bill Twiss, Els Wakefield, Tom Wheller and Paul Brooks (organiser and report compiler)

Boat:

The Pauletta, skippered by John Males, with deckhand Heath.

Notes:

With strong northerlies predicted for the . . . → Read More: Eaglehawk Pelagic Trip Report – May 27th, 2018

Eaglehawk Pelagic Trip Report – May 26th, 2018

Eaglehawk Pelagic Trip Report – May 26th, 2018

Participants:

Karen Dick, Ian Halliday, Rob Hamilton, Andy Jensen, Heidi Krajewski, Mona Loofs-Samorzewski, Mark Sanders, Sue Taylor, Bill Twiss, Els Wakefield, Tom Wheller and Paul Brooks (organiser and report compiler)

Boat:

The Pauletta, skippered by John Males, with deckhand Hugh Smith.

Notes:

The forecast wind for today’s . . . → Read More: Eaglehawk Pelagic Trip Report – May 26th, 2018

Mt Tomah Bird

It’s a female blackbird, taken in green surroundings.

Not green on my screen

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Mt Tomah Bird

Hello,

Just sorting some photos taken at Mt Tomah Botanical Gardens earlier this year and wonder if there are any suggestions about the ID of this bird? It is the only snap I managed. The colour is pretty true to reality-greenish.

Would it possible be a youngish green oriole? Or maybe I have seen the . . . → Read More: Mt Tomah Bird

Birdpedia – Australia – Weekly Digest

The following is a digest of Sightings Reported on Birdpedia for the period Monday, July 9, 2018 to Sunday, July 15, 2018:

Area: SA

Location: The Bluff Encounter Bay

Australasian Gannet (Morus serrator) (50) Diving, close into the Bluff in rough weather.

Reported by: Winston Syson on Tuesday, July 10, 2018

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Date: Monday, July . . . → Read More: Birdpedia – Australia – Weekly Digest

BirdLife VIC Public Talk – Melbourne

This month’s speaker will be Dr Marcel Klaassen from Deakin University who will talk about “Migratory birds in jeopardy: global change getting in the way”.

Migrants typically rely on a chain of sites rather than a single site during their annual cycle, increasing their chances of becoming victim to anthropogenic environmental change. Australia is home . . . → Read More: BirdLife VIC Public Talk – Melbourne

Black Cockatoos as pets.

Message: 2

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This is a warning for any birders thinking of travelling to the Top End.

According to the ABC (4 July) fireworks started 679 wildfires on Territory Day, July 1st. . . . → Read More: Black Cockatoos as pets.

wildfires in the Top End Dry Season

This is a warning for any birders thinking of travelling to the Top End.

According to the ABC (4 July) fireworks started 679 wildfires on Territory Day, July 1st. One of those fires in the rural area killed many pet animals including black cockatoos and a crocodile, destroyed a home, and threatened lives. These fires . . . → Read More: wildfires in the Top End Dry Season