RFI: Trip to Cairns – Iron Range

Hello, We are planning a part Finnish, part Aussie birding trip to Cairns and its surroundings and Iron Range in October-November 2019. The plan is to spend the first week in Cairns and its surroundings and the second week in Iron Range (most likely 4 nights on the spot), so 2 weeks altogether without . . . → Read More: RFI: Trip to Cairns – Iron Range

Spotted Scrubwren – Elevated to full species

Hi all, The IOC released their latest update (version 9.1) and has split the Spotted Scrubwren from the White-browed Scrubwren. Here's the link > https://www.worldbirdnames.org/updates/species-updates/ Happy listing

Best wishes,

James Mustafa

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Peregrine

Hi all,

New bird for my home list today.

Sitting on my verandah reading the paper at Como, NSW (151,04E, 34,00S), I heard a ‘miner’ commotion and looked up to see a peregrine cruise past and perch in a gum about 20m away. Great views for 10 mins.

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Happy New Year at Bay Road Heathland on Saturday (12/1_)

Dear Bay Roaders

Hope you had an enjoyable festive season. I wonder what the rain has done to the Sanctuary? If it’s like our garden the weeds will be flourishing. Our Action Plan includes tackling the grasses and also woody weeds (muscle needed!). There may also be some seeds to be collected. It . . . → Read More: Happy New Year at Bay Road Heathland on Saturday (12/1_)

Tawny crowned honeyeater Tasmania

Hi I’m heading to Tasmania in early February for work and will have a few days spare. I’ve been fortunate to have seen all the endemics on previous trips however I’ve never seen a tawny crowned honeyeater anywhere. Can anyone suggest best location in Tasmania to see this bird? South Bruny? Thanks

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Red Goshawk/ Cape York

Thanks to all those closer to this topic for their postings.

The information (” if correct”) that 380000 hectares of Cape York Peninsula is being strip-mined by Rio Tinto, and the ariel pics, in the blog referenced on Birding-aus, is upsetting to say the least. Saving a nesting tree in the middle of it all . . . → Read More: Red Goshawk/ Cape York

Vanuatu

Happy New Year everyone

I’ve been very quiet on this forum for a while and I’ve done very little birding, mostly because I’ve been going through the process of packing up my home in Victoria and relocating to Brisbane. I’ve settled into an apartment – an unfamiliar setting with no yard and fairly limited potential . . . → Read More: Vanuatu

Red Goshawk nest tree pruned as endangered bird flies vast distance

Bill Stent should have read the blog post concerned before asking for his "evidence": http://sunshinecoastbirds.blogspot.com/2019/01/red-goshawk-nest-tree-pruned-as.html 1. An arborist was hired to lop the limbs off the tree. 2. The bird was sitting on eggs at the time the tree was lopped. Presumably it would have not remained sitting on the nest while the lopping . . . → Read More: Red Goshawk nest tree pruned as endangered bird flies vast distance

Red Goshawk nest tree pruned as endangered bird flies vast distance

Queensland Government officers studying the endangered Red Goshawk on Cape York lopped the limbs off a nesting tree while a bird was sitting on eggs to improve photographic opportunities. The claim was made as it was revealed radio-tracking has demonstrated that the Red Goshawk will fly considerable distances and across large bodies of . . . → Read More: Red Goshawk nest tree pruned as endangered bird flies vast distance

Citrine Wagtail

Is anyone from Melbourne considering a trip to Whyalla to see the Citrine Wagtail?

 

I’m very interested in going, but I’d like a companion.  I thought of flying to Adelaide,  hiring a car, staying the night in Whyalla and returning the next day. 

 

I missed the . . . → Read More: Citrine Wagtail