It was in 2014 that Birdlife International resurrected Gould’s Plumed Egret. This was followed five years later by Birdlife Australia in its WLAB v.3. According to the theory behind that, you only (or just about only) find Intermediate Egrets to Australia’s north. I know from bird hide conversations that this particular taxonomic update . . . → Read More: Return of the Plumed Egret
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Hi. I'm in Drummoyne (Sydney) where there was a flock of Pied Currawongs about 6 weeks ago when trees in the (small!) Bob Smith Reserve were fruiting. I didn't try to count them but there were certainly more than 20. They were in and around the Reserve, very active and vocal, for at least 2 . . . → Read More: Fwd: Flocking currawongs Hi all, I was at the Gold Coast last week and was interested to see large numbers of Pied Currawongs flocking around a new building site at sunset. I have a photo, but I don’t think I can upload pictures on this chat group? Probably 40 birds in all. . . . → Read More: Flocking currawongs Following on from my previous post, we saw a lot of golden plovers on Samoa, where they tended to hang out on mown lawns. They all seemed to be in non-breeding plumage, which seemed to be a bit strange at the end of September. Is Samoa on the East Asian flyway? (It is to . . . → Read More: Would Samoa be an over-wintering site for Golden Plovers? My son and I spent a week at the end of September (late dry season) on the Island of Upolu. Matt wanted to go to a less-visited island in the Pacific and Samoa fitted the bill – mountains, rainforest, beaches, waterfalls, direct flights to and from Brisbane, and a friendly population with plenty of English . . . → Read More: A Week in Samoa Hi everyone Further to my recent message, I've been advised that Margaret Cameron's family have organised for her memorial service to be streamed live. Please find below the link to access the live stream:
Service commences at 11.00am Queensland time (no daylight saving in . . . → Read More: Margaret Cameron Memorial Service – Livestream link The following is a digest of Sightings Reported on Birdpedia for the period Monday, October 2, 2023 to Sunday, October 8, 2023: Area: SA Location: Greenfields Wetlands – Magazine Road Cape Barren Goose (Cereopsis novaehollandiae) (4) Four birds observed flying over the wetland in a westerly direction toward Barker Inlet. Later observed flying in a . . . → Read More: Birdpedia – Australia – Weekly Digest Hi everyone I’ve just learned that Margaret Cameron, former president of the RAOU (now Birds Australia) passed away last Friday. Margaret was a renowned bird observer, conservationist and amateur ornithologist. She was for a number of years the University Librarian at Deakin University. Margaret was also a founding member of Birding-Aus, and she did much . . . → Read More: Vale Margaret Cameron Dear All, I recently made a video called “Can birds taste?”, which I hope some of you will like! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MiRIXPP92Ic Thanks! Sincerely, Jason Birding-Aus mailing list Birding-Aus@birding-aus.org To change settings or unsubscribe visit: birding-aus.org/mailman/listinfo/birding-aus_birding-aus.org Hi, I am planning a trip to Tasmania for mid October to early November 2023 and am interested in a pelagic trip from Eaglehawk Neck. Any advice on where to book and available dates much appreciated. Cheers, Ian Birding-Aus mailing list Birding-Aus@birding-aus.org To change settings or unsubscribe visit: birding-aus.org/mailman/listinfo/birding-aus_birding-aus.org . . . → Read More: Eaglehawk Neck Pelagics |
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