It's all about the birds
Am planning to visit Kakadu next year. Besides birding I'd like to see the major rock art sites and immerse myself in indigenous culture. Would appreciate any suggestions re the best way to bird in Kakadu for a single person without a 4 wheel drive. Perhaps a birding tour? Or the possibility of joinng a … Read more
Over several years I have amused myself by composing a birdy Christmas card. Appended is a reduced version of this year’s offering. With the exception of the Little Bittern (from 30 Dec 2018) all were snapped around Canberra this year. It occurs to me that there can be nowhere else that such a combination could … Read more
BA follows HBW/BLI which accepts the very obvious split. They should never have been lumped. IOC has recently made shriketits a monotypic family, but I guess it is waiting for someone to publish a paper before they make the split into three species. _________________________________________________________________ Frank O’Connor Birding WA birdingwa.iinet.net.au Phone : (08) 9386 5694 Email … Read more
Mike and Birding Aus'ers, An incidental observation of an estimated 6 Pacific Swifts made by Andrew Ley and myself on 9th December at 6.30am along the Barcoo River at Welford NP (143º 11 and 25º 11) – they were 'sallying' up and down the river for some several minutes There's some confusion around 'incidental ebird … Read more
Around 30 White-throated Needletail at the Cape Byron Lighthouse this am after a thunderstorm last night. Cheers Steve Potter — Steve Potter0407397234