Pictorella Finch

Gooday all

 

We will be in the Darwin area over next week, at the AOC event. We would like to see Pictorella Finch/Mannikin.

 

If someone has a good dependable location for this species, that they are happy to share with us, that would be wonderful. Please . . . → Read More: Pictorella Finch

European Swifts under the pump

see

www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/jun/20/swifts-hit-new-low-as-poor-weather-takes-its-toll

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Eaglehawk Neck pelagic trip report 18 June 2019

Birdpedia – Australia – Weekly Digest

The following is a digest of Sightings Reported on Birdpedia for the period Monday, June 24, 2019 to Sunday, June 30, 2019:

Area: SA

Location: On our Rockleigh property

Buff-rumped Thornbill (Acanthiza reguloides) (8) A party of very plain thornbills moved through trees and grass, brownish above, pale underneath. I couldn’t see any facial markings, . . . → Read More: Birdpedia – Australia – Weekly Digest

A swift research report

Not sure if everything is correct but an interesting read about life on the wing

thenewdaily.com.au/life/2019/06/16/swifts-birds-flight-pattern/

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From Birding-Aus

        

Common birds in summer Tromsø

 

Somebody, who . . . → Read More: From Birding-Aus

Impact of wind turbulence on cliff-nesting sea birds

see www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/06/190619130312.htm

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RFI Birding Republic of Ireland Early July

Hi,

RFI for good easily accessible birding spots In Dublin, Galway, Limerick, Kilarney, Kilkenny and Dunboyne, Will be driving and staying 1 or 2 days in each of the above.

Thank you in advance

Ivan Traverso

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Princess Parrots

Hi all I'm planning on going looking for Princess Parrots in late Sept with a small number of birders and we can take 1-2 more. It'll be a week-long camping trip and you need to be reasonably fit and healthy. Please contact me by email or phone if you're interested. cheers, Peter 0409 763172

Hobby eating gravel

One of the highlights of a birding expedition last Saturday across Fogg Dam causeway, just south of Darwin, NT, was seeing an Australian Hobby on the ground in one of the dirt parking areas. As I was driving between stops rather than walking the length of the causeway (because of the crocodile warnings), . . . → Read More: Hobby eating gravel