G’day Mike During a brief period in the southern suburbs of Brisbane this morning, there was a confluence of rain (minor thunder), flying ants and low level needletails. Given the small field of view from my back deck, I could only see half a dozen individuals in the swift passage. Regards Laurie Birding-Aus mailing list … Read more
I just wanted to get in first with – The Plumed Mulchscratcher aka the PM (for the Superb) and the Lesser Plumed Mulchscratcher aka LPM (for Prince Alberts). Thinking of renaming all Australian birds. Geoff
… are blowing through our bird names. For more than 10 years the possibility of changing English-language bird names referring to a person (‘personal’ or ‘eponymous’ names) has been on the table. There are no longer any ‘correct’ or standard names, so the names used are a matter for the user – whether an organisation … Read more
I spent a few days at a caravan oark at Berri over the week end. I was pleasantly surprised by the numbers of duck feeding on the grassy sites put aside for tents and unpowered vehicles. Looking at them, it made me reflect. Yes we know they breed in trees, but do they roost in them? It would seem … Read more
Thanks for that Geoff. It's even more of a mess than I realised. I think ill just stick with intermediate. On Wed, 1 Nov 2023, 09:30 Geoffrey Dabb, <gdabb@iinet.net.au> wrote: Hello Tony I hope the below will not make it even more complicated. It will depend on which taxonomic list you follow. If … Read more