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Martin Thanks for the info on Lathams (Japanese) Snipe, and your other posts. The Snipe message is that, unlike Washington, Draining the Swamps of Canberra should be resisted to the very end, which may only be a matter of decades unless rational Homo saps. replace the Neanderthals controlling our worlds energy policies. Cheers . . . → Read More: Snipe Saw a number of Latham’s Snipe at Fox Lake Robe SA. Some surprised me in that they were right out in the open feeding on a sandbar. Even wading out till the water was up to their body. My experience is that they are usually much more reclusive. Ken Grinter Birding-Aus mailing list Birding-Aus@birding-aus.org . . . → Read More: Latham’s Snipe Robe SA Never before in Australia have extensive areas of pristine subtropical rainforest be reduced to ashes by fire. That is what has happened in and around Eungella National Park in the hinterland of the central Queensland coast in recent days. This not only imperils the Eungella Honeyeater in that part of the world; it . . . → Read More: Queensland wildfires Hi all Just thought I’d share my little high that I had this morning Driving the kids to school and at the end of Tyalgum road just out of Murwillumbah NSW, I see movement in the culvert/drain on my left and the shape of a bird that was unbelievable Slammed on the breaks . . . → Read More: Latham’s snipe/Murwillumbah I know this is a bit late. Eastern Koels are not uncommon in the Northern Rivers but, in the last 10 years, we have only twice seen a young Koel being fed by host parents. In both case the hosts were Black-faced Cuckoo-shrikes. Geoff and Natalie Ryan G’day all Another overseas plug. I’m just back from 3 weeks in Sulawesi and Halmahera with www.exploreisoindonesia.com. This is a one man company – Royke Mananta from Palu, Sulawesi is the owner. Despite an earthquake, tsunami and the Lion Air plane crash in the weeks before we left our trip was a great . . . → Read More: Sulawesi and Halmahera Natalie and I have just returned from an 18 day wildlife tour of Nepal. The trip was organised by Travel Nepal and Shankar Tiwari was our guide. Shankar spent every day with us and is a peerless bird guide, consummate host and great companion. The trip was tailored to meet our requirements. We spent 3 . . . → Read More: Nepal hi Mike and others, I had a very large and spread flock of Fork-tailed Swifts this morning at 7:55-8:00am from Craiglie on Capt Cook Hwy all the way to Cooya Beach, a distance of abour 20kms. the birds were hawking about 20mtrs above ground and I reckon there was about 250-300 birds. no . . . → Read More: Fork-tailed (Pacific) Swifts in FNQ Just returned from Timmallallie National Park northern section where I managed to get two photos of a bird (circa 10-11cm in length) frolicking around in a recently burnt out section. Overall appearance was a greyish color.
Any help with the ID
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. . . → Read More: The Pilliga Scrub hello Mike and all… I observed a small flock of Fork-tailed Swifts at Craiglie on Captain Cook Hwy just south of the Port Douglas turn-off at 7:50am on Sunday 25/11/18 numbering about 20 birds. weather was hot clear and steamy and the birds were hawking about 15mtrs above the treetops. another larger flock . . . → Read More: Fork-tailed Swift records in FNQ |
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