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Background: We’ve had a Brush-turkey mound in our SE QLD backyard since just after Christmas last year – very late in the season, but Spring was very hot and dry. The usual mass movements of leaf litter etc. occurred, but you get that living on the fringe. In the last week of so, . . . → Read More: Brush-turkey legalities During the winter months of 2013 there was an irruption of Black Kites in the Pilbara. The usual kites seen along the Pilbara coast are Whistling, Brahminy and Black-shouldered. Black Kites are usually few in number but in mid-2013 they arrived on mass and congregated at the Karratha landfill site. They joined in with Little . . . → Read More: Irruption of Black Kites in 2013 Dear All, It goes without saying that anyone exposed to its effects in the field, knows that Global Warming is very real. The naysayers, mostly motivated by economics, politics or just complete denial of the evidence like the rapid rise in CO2 levels paralleling human activity, ie ignorance, claim that it is a natural cycle . . . → Read More: Global Warming I don’t know how many Great Egrets you have seen at one time in one place but on two recent trips to Thompson’s Beach north of Adelaide in South Australia I’ve seen over 100 on each occasion. The details are on my blog: https://www.ararelitus.com/birds-1 I’d appreciate any information on large sitings as my experience . . . → Read More: A Siege of Great Egrets Do birds break up their territories around nesting and feeding. Our garden here in wilmington SA is a hotspot for birds, having water, multiple layers of vegetation and most of the surrounding area has been cleared. Consequently, we have lots of birds in the garden even compared to the Heritage listed bush on the . . . → Read More: nesting and feeding behaviour Gary, During the 1983 drought I saw inland dotterels on the Whyalla-Kimba road (lat 33o06.34″S in google earth). This and your observations are a long way south of where I’d normally expect to see them. I’m hearing of black honeyeaters and crimson chats further south than they are normally seen too. I remember these . . . → Read More: Inland dotterels and a false dichotomy www.abc.net.au/news/science/2020-04-24/insect-apocalypse-new-research-less-severe/12172318 Sent from my iPhone 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 I just saw three inland dotterels between Quorn and wilmington south australia-many 100's of kilometres further south than I have ever seen them before. The two seen well were in breeding plumage. I assume they have come South due to lack of rain due to global warming. since we have been allowed to move . . . → Read More: inland dotterels and global warming Our resident sparrows here in Mulgoa Valley disappeared when the then neighbours left with their horses. About five years ago. But House Sparrows have also vanished elsewhere. Was thus amazed to see a single male in North Penrith Bunnings garden dept a couple of weeks ago. Lack of insects to feed their young said to . . . → Read More: Sparrows and starlings I am at the Mount Wood Homestead rom 25-30 September. Does anyone know of someone who might be interested in doing some bird guiding on a day or two during that period? If so, please let me know. Best wishes, Alistair 0403 248 167 . . . → Read More: Guiding in Sturt National Park – September 2020 |
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