Call ID

Thanks to all who replied.

One suggestion each for Spangled drongo and Lyrebird, but the consensus seems to be Little Wattlebird and I tend to agree.

Paul

Hi all

Attached is a link to a brief recording from Oyster Bay, Sydney.

Could someone please identify the call heard at 3, 5, 8 and 23 . . . → Read More: Call ID

BirdLife VIC Public Talk – Melbourne

This month’s speaker will be Kate Gorringe-Smith who will talk about “The Overwintering Project: citizen science meets citizen art”.

The Overwintering Project is an environmental art project designed to raise awareness for migratory shorebirds and the habitat in Australia and New Zealand on which they rely. Due to advances largely in tracking technology, the last . . . → Read More: BirdLife VIC Public Talk – Melbourne

Books for Sale

Hi all,

Downsizing the collection and selling some books. Some good stuff in there (HANZAB, various field guides etc). Everything is in basically in perfect condition, but happy to send images etc. Pick up from Ringwood in Melbourne otherwise additional postage costs. I’ve put a basic price, but everything is negotiable.

*Title* *Author* *Price* Birds . . . → Read More: Books for Sale

ID of a wader

youngster

Greetings, all! I’m looking at photos of a juv Figbird (sent from a leafy Brisbane suburb) in a ?poinciana tree for the last several days. The bird has one bright white rump feather. The field guides are silent on this variation. Any ideas? Just a random event? What’s also odd is that this guide says . . . → Read More: youngster

Golden Shouldered Parrots in the crosshairs

See www.brisbanetimes.com.au/politics/federal/parrot-on-verge-of-annihilation-poses-first-hurdle-for-new-environment-minister-20180903-p501fk.html

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Elevated Bird hide designs?

Fw: 2018 World Shorebirds Day ( 5 and 11 September )

hi guys

just a reminder

This year Global Shorebird Counting will take place between 5 and 11 September 2018 all around the world.

Please see link below for more details:

worldshorebirdsday.wordpress.com/2018/07/19/the-2018-world-shorebirds-day-campaign-opens/

Register docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeaKi0pZRvDgnSwBvOvAGfRbV8_F7z8bW8Y2A9Zt8dnMfaHhw/viewform

Submit Data: click here will give you all the instructions you need

if you can think of others who may be interested . . . → Read More: Fw: 2018 World Shorebirds Day ( 5 and 11 September )

. Re: Help!

Hi Sue

Currawongs are very smart birds, but they’re also very cautious, probably more so than the yellow robins, When doing fieldwork on frugivorus birds, I had to conceal myself more fully or stay further from the fruiting tree if I wanted to watch currawongs or crows than if it was just honeyeaters, fig birds . . . → Read More: . Re: Help!

Help!

Any ideas how I can protect a nest with 2 eastern yellow robin chicks? Mother holding back as there’s been a couple of pied currawongs this morning coming in eyeing the chicks off. They’ve flown away a short time ago but I’m sure they’ll be back. Nest is about 4m off the ground in a . . . → Read More: Help!