hi Mike and others, I had a very large and spread flock of Fork-tailed Swifts this morning at 7:55-8:00am from Craiglie on Capt Cook Hwy all the way to Cooya Beach, a distance of abour 20kms. the birds were hawking about 20mtrs above ground and I reckon there was about 250-300 birds. no Needletails amongst … Read more
Just returned from Timmallallie National Park northern section where I managed to get two photos of a bird (circa 10-11cm in length) frolicking around in a recently burnt out section. Overall appearance was a greyish color. Any help with the ID Many thanks David in Blackheath
hello Mike and all… I observed a small flock of Fork-tailed Swifts at Craiglie on Captain Cook Hwy just south of the Port Douglas turn-off at 7:50am on Sunday 25/11/18 numbering about 20 birds. weather was hot clear and steamy and the birds were hawking about 15mtrs above the treetops. another larger flock of about … Read more
Just forwarding this message from Tim Dolby to the list. Due to a list problem, his (and several others’) emails aren’t getting through. Replies to him or the list please. Peter Shute On Fri, 16 Nov 2018 at 3:34 pm, Timothy Dolby < dolby.timothy@gmail.com> wrote: > > Hi all, > > Just thought a few … Read more
Hi All There was a Greenfinch in a tree on the Mayfair Rd creek just below the bridge on Mulgoa Rd, picked up by its characteristic call yesterday. Greenfinches were resident in Penrith about twenty years ago but otherwise not seen since. Also several Scarlet Honeyeaters in our part of the Valley, among other things, … Read more
