The long distance movements of Regent Honeyeaters helps to maintain their genetic diversity

see www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/10/191030110004.htm

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Avian flight style linked more to wing motion than wing shape and size

see www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/10/191024093601.htm

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Binocular donation

Hi all, Bill here I've just received three binoculars from a gentleman by the name of Mike Connor who would like to see them going to a good cause. I have, in the past, seen advertisements for projects where working (or near working) binoculars are sent to developing nations (I have a feeling I've seen . . . → Read More: Binocular donation

Australian Raven in Melbourne

Hi all, Bill here again

On the weekend I stayed at Wonga Park on a scout camp. Both mornings there was a distinct and loud Australian Raven calling in the area. I’m not familiar with many sightings of Aussie Ravens south of (maybe) Bendigo.

Is this unusual? How often do they come this far south? . . . → Read More: Australian Raven in Melbourne

Melbourne Koel

Hi all, Bill here

There was a Koel calling in Kew East this morning. Another sign of Spring, as well as the apparently increasing range of the bird.

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Birdpedia – Australia – Weekly Digest

The following is a digest of Sightings Reported on Birdpedia for the period Monday, October 28, 2019 to Sunday, November 3, 2019:

Area: SA

Location: On our Rockleigh property

Diamond Firetail (Stagonopleura guttata) (1)

Straw-necked Ibis (Threskiornis spinicollis) (1)

Elegant Parrot (Neophema elegans) (2)

I was doing 3 20-minute Backyard Bird Count sessions, for once . . . → Read More: Birdpedia – Australia – Weekly Digest

Cairns Spotted Whistling Ducks

How regularly are SWDs seen at Centenary Lakes? cheers

— John Leonard

Birdpedia – Australia – Weekly Digest

The following is a digest of Sightings Reported on Birdpedia for the period Monday, October 21, 2019 to Sunday, October 27, 2019:

Area: SA

Location: Kinchina CP (Previously Rocky Gully cp)

Red-backed Kingfisher (Todiramphus pyrrhopygius) (1) 50 meters past where the Crimson Chats are normally

Reported by: Gordon Pateman on Saturday, October 26, 2019

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. . . → Read More: Birdpedia – Australia – Weekly Digest

Learning bird calls

Hi everyone, I’ve never been very good at identifying birds by calls, but now I find I’m losing my eyesight, so I’m hoping to try and continue my interest in birds by learning their calls. Is there a reliable app or other resource to get more familiar with calls? I have the Pizzey and Knight . . . → Read More: Learning bird calls

A couple of unidentified calls

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