A few records of Swifts for Mike Tarburton 26/1/19 – 3 Pacific Swifts over South Wodonga (near Federation Hill) NE Vic at 1100. Circled briefly up high , with Tree Martins feeding at lower elevations. Only present for a couple of minutes. Weather very hot and humid (at least for this part of the . . . → Read More: Swift Sightings
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Please reply direct to Brian, who has been having difficulty getting his request onto the mailing list Thanks Russell Woodford BIrding-Aus Owner ———- Forwarded message ———From: Brian Morris <morrisbm@ozemail.com.au>Date: Sun, 24 Feb 2019 at 16:10Subject: 40 Spotted PardaloteTo: <birding-aus@birding-aus.org> Could anyone on this list please provide me with information regarding sites where one is . . . → Read More: Fwd: 40 Spotted Pardalote Here is the sixth and final post demonstrating changes in the status and distribution of birds in South-east Queensland over 40 years between 1979 – when my booklet, The Birds of South-East Queensland, was published – and 2019. Some changes are doubtlessly influenced by an increased number of observers and technological advances (especially . . . → Read More: changes in status of south-east Queensland birds between 1979 and 2019 Try again see below
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From: David Crawford [ Due to a cancellation I have 2 seats left on our Gulf & Outback Birding Adventure departing Cairns on the 28th April 2019 and returning to Cairns on the 3rd of May 2019, this is . . . → Read More: FW: Advertisement Gulf & Outback birding Adventure Thanks to all the people who responded, I’ve got a photo I’m going to use from Greg McLaughlan Birding-Aus is a great resource, isn’t it? Bill On Thu, 28 Feb 2019 at 09:22, Bill Stent <billstent@gmail.com> wrote: Hi all, Bill here I’m preparing a Facebook post about how LBCs dig into . . . → Read More: Fw: Photo of a Long-billed Corella? Hi all, Bill here I’m preparing a Facebook post about how LBCs dig into hard packed dirt, and I discovered that I don’t have a photo of one at hand (I know I’ve taken some quite decent ones before but they’re … somewhere) Does anyone have a photo of a Long-billed Corella, preferably on the . . . → Read More: Photo of a Long-billed Corella? All that opinion is fair enough. The Jabiru is an interesting story. I think we all know it but here it is again. The point being that the Jabiru is one species of bird, only from South America. The name comes from a TupiGuaraní language and means “swollen neck”, a feature not shared with our . . . → Read More: Turkey Talk and Jabiru The beauty of the English language is its flexibility. If a word or name is commonly understood it can be used. Ornithology has it’s own Scientific Names which are only changeable through Scientific process and publication. These are generally accepted world-wide so readers know precisely which bird is referred to. (Pardon the grammar). Birdwatchers, in . . . → Read More: Turkey Talk G’day I’ve been coming across some odd holes in the bush tracks in my neighbourhood. They are about 30 cm across and 15 cm deep [not your average bandicoot or pig excavation]. I came across a female looking bush turkey sitting in a fresh hole, dug about 100 metres from the nearest active mound. It . . . → Read More: Turkey dust bathing At least 7 White-throated Needletails over Kedron (northern suburbs of Brisbane, near corner of Gympie and Rode Roads) at about 10:45 am this morning. BIrds seemed to be flying ahead of a small rainstorm – we've had a couple this morning. New addition to the Balcony List, but I've only been here a couple . . . → Read More: Needletails |
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