Hi all, Please see attached bird watching article I wrote for the Feb 2019 edition of WellBeing Magazine, an Australian publication. The magazine is available from next week in newsagents and Coles. Thank you Gail Bryant for the photo of the Albert’s Lyrebird. Nightcap National Park is a special place. Please contact me if . . . → Read More: Bird watching in Nightcap National Park (NSW): article
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I’m guessing this is the feather of a Tawny Frogmouth? It’s about 8cm long. In the SurfCoast Victoria area. Would appreciate confirmation or otherwise. Thanks. Robin 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 … this?– A slow thwocking sound coming from the same patch where a non-birder saw a “frogmouth” on the ground. I’m just south of the sightings-range of Large-tailed Nightjar, & also at altitude. The sound is far slower than online recordings of that species’ “woodchop” call. Any ideas? Judith SEQ 500m — Judith . . . → Read More: What is … A further discussion about how the status and distribution of birds in south-east Queensland has changed over the 40 years between 1979 and 2019, in some cases markedly. This posts covers boobies to raptors. There are some good news stories: for instance, Radjah Shelduck and Magpie-Goose were thought extinct in the region in 1979; . . . → Read More: Changes in status of southern Queensland birds Hi All Can someone please tell me the distribution of the newly split Spotted Scrubwren? Does it occur around Albany, Cheynes Beach, Two People’s Bay? Is there another race in the StirlingRanges or is it the same one? Which race occurs on Kangaroo Island? Thanks in advance Christine Birding-Aus mailing list Birding-Aus@birding-aus.org To change settings . . . → Read More: Spotted Scrubwren Sericornis maculatus see www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/01/190117090441.htm 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 The following is a digest of Sightings Reported on Birdpedia for the period Monday, January 28, 2019 to Sunday, February 3, 2019: Area: SA Location: Bald hill Port Wakefield Curlew Sandpiper (Calidris ferruginea) (30) Birds were feeding on the incoming tide. Bar-tailed Godwit (Limosa lapponica) (18) feeding in deeper water near to Mangroves Red Knot . . . → Read More: Birdpedia – Australia – Weekly Digest One of the major problems of being a pelican is taking off from land or water – this requires much energy and exposes the pelican to dangers. Taking off from a lamp post is as simple as a step into free air. Pelicans, like many vultures and albatross, are like gliders and need assistance to . . . → Read More: Pelicans perching on poles Thanks for all the responses. To clarify, I was not in any way suggesting that what I was seeing is unusual. Pizzey’s book mentions it. Most responses are from coastal SE Australia, so I am still not sure how widespread the habit is. I think that the strangest one is that Sandra mentioned . . . → Read More: Pelicans perching on poles – suggestion |
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