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Birdpedia – Australia – Weekly Digest

By Birding-Aus, on October 27th, 2018%

The following is a digest of Sightings Reported on Birdpedia for the period Monday, October 22, 2018 to Sunday, October 28, 2018:

Area: SA

Location: Gregory street Port Elliot

Black-chinned Honeyeater (Melithreptus gularis) (1) Single bird was calling from SA Blue Gums in several locations close by.

Reported by: Winston Syson on Saturday, October 27, . . . → Read More: Birdpedia – Australia – Weekly Digest

Whose nest?

By Birding-Aus, on October 26th, 2018%

Can anyone out there please identify who made this intricate nest. It was photographed by a friend in the Mallee Cliffs NP. .

Indonesia

By Birding-Aus, on October 25th, 2018%

Hi Charles, UNE at Armidale was at the forefront of Ornithology research a few years ago, and might be interested, try contacting their Science faculty. Cheers

Michael.

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Wedge-tailed eagle decline

By Birding-Aus, on October 25th, 2018%

I forgot to mention in my previous posting that not only did see no live Wedgies but also saw no Wedgie carcasses next to the roads in NSW and S/W Qld. I am sure others also noticed the frequency of Magpies, Pied Butcherbirds and Willy Wagtails feeding on the innumerable roadside macropod and emu carcasses. . . . → Read More: Wedge-tailed eagle decline

Edge-tailed Eagle decline?

By Birding-Aus, on October 24th, 2018%

Does anyone have historical counts of WTEs before and after the impact of calici on rabbits? I’m wondering if we’re discussing a long term change, or something that’s a shorter time-frame response (to the drought?…..among many other possibilities, I realise).

Greg Johnston

e: pelecanus85@gmail.com

Advice: research, surveying

By Birding-Aus, on October 24th, 2018%

Hi all,

I would like to organise a detailed fauna and flora survey in some primary forest on a remote island in Indonesia that is earmarked for protection.

I was recently on the island and there are a number of endemic birds.

An Indonesian conservation group is developing a conservation model with hope it will . . . → Read More: Advice: research, surveying

Test

By Birding-Aus, on October 24th, 2018%

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new bird spp on Rote (off Timor)

By Birding-Aus, on October 24th, 2018%

https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/10/181023110605.htm

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Wedge-tailed Eagle decline

By Birding-Aus, on October 24th, 2018%

Natalie and I left Yamba 23 June and drove west staying at Yetman, Lightning Ridge, Bowra (4 nights), Thargomindah, Olive Downs (4 nights) then across Camerons Corner and down to Lyndhurst. We continued up to the Kimberley via the Tanami, We kept a comprehensive trip list and did not see a Wedgie until after we . . . → Read More: Wedge-tailed Eagle decline

Wedge-tailed Eagle decline?

By Birding-Aus, on October 23rd, 2018%

I have just driven Wentworth – Broken Hill – Adelaide. Between Wentworth & Broken Hill, I recorded one Wedge-tailed Eagle despite an enormous number of road kill (mostly kangaroo/wallaby plus a few emu and goat). In a 20km section towards the Broken Hill end I counted 165 road kill (I then stopped . . . → Read More: Wedge-tailed Eagle decline?