Birding-Aus

On Saturday 2nd February at 5.15 Eastern Summer Time between Goonengerry and Repentance Creek, north-eastern N.S.W., I looked vertically and saw about 100 Australian Swiftlets fly overhead about 30 metres above the ground, on a ridge with a mixture of orchard and pasture and adjoining slopes and gullies with regrowth rainforest. This appears to have . . . → Read More: Australian Swiftlets in NSW

Hi all, Feel like boosting your life list this year? Or just great birding in out-of-the way places with like-minded people? We have only 1 or 2 seats left on the following 2019 tours: – Malaysia, June – 9 Grasswrens (standard), July – 9 Grasswrens (comfortable), Aug – Top End, Sep – Grey Falcon/Letter-winged . . . → Read More: last seats on 2019 tours (Advertisement)

I have recently started receiving unsolicited email from this cruise company to an address I only use for private material. I am quite used to receiving such email on a commercial email address including numerous generous offers from various Nigerian agencies. I have asked the company where it got the email address but . . . → Read More: Ponant Cruises

Hi all, This is interesting and worth a look: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_recently_extinct_bird_species Many in Australia and NZ. Including ssp. Most extinctions are the result of humans. It’s Wiki so there will be some error (even the best of you have misidentified a bird in your time!).  Anyone still around that saw the Cave-nesting masked owl on . . . → Read More: List of recently extinct bird species (World)

Hi Harry,

Re Iron Range, here are a few thoughts. Re timing, October is a good time to visit Cairns and maybe Iron Range as birds should be active and nesting. But can depend on rain. By delaying to Nov then Buff breasted Paradise Kingfisher should be in the Cairns region. By delaying to Nov . . . → Read More: Birding-Aus Digest, Vol 63, Issue 28