Thanks to all who replied so quickly to my query

Additional images from the finder in Sydney confirm a male Painted Quail   Once plumage settled it was much clearer that it was an adult. Just an additional record of the species turning up in unusual locations this year.   Bird has been released in suitable habitat.   Cheers Graeme Stevens    

Super Magpie Families

Alongside the Mangalore Flora Reserve in northern Victoria was a large bunch of Magpies… unusual… or maybe not… I’d be interested in your experiences of similar events… www.ararelitus.com/blog/super-magpie-families Chris Shaw seashore@internode.on.net +61 409 675912 www.ararelitus.com After the game, the King and the Pawn go into the same box. – Italian proverb Birding-Aus mailing list Birding-Aus@birding-aus.org … Read more

John Blay and the southern forests

Hi all, I caught up with author and bushman John Blay for an interview last week in Eden, NSW. John has written numerous books including a trilogy about Australia’s southern forests such as On Track: Searching out The Bundian Way. John also discovered Blay’s Wattle (acacia blayana). If you love nature and birds his books … Read more