No spring yet in Tromsø, but maybe soon When I was a graduate student back in summer 1962 (time flies) I took part in a museum expedition to Galicia in NW Spain. One of the leaders was the geologist Dr Mabesone, who was of a somewhat hesitant nature. And soon he was generally known . . . → Read More: From Birding-Aus
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Not so much a mystery bird this time as probably one not seen too often by most birdwatchers. Thanks for all the replies to Mystery Bird number one and especially the reasons for the i.d. Consensus seems to be a Flycatcher and the Leaden is favourite; but I kind of like the robin choice . . . → Read More: Mystery Bird From The Pilbara TROMSØ SPRING—SHORT NO PROGRESS REPORT From my student years , I remember the song starting: "Spring will be a little late this year, a little slow to start". I often think of it these days, with still 1 m of snow in the garden, and today a thin veneer of fresh . . . → Read More: Short no progress report Hi, With all this being at home business I decided that I would start something that was long overdue… sort through all my photos. Starting with a huge digital library of birds I soon realised that I had a number of birds that I couldn’t positively identify. So I thought I would enlist everyone’s help . . . → Read More: Mystery Birds I have Birdlife magazines dating back to 2011. Plenty of time available to have a bit of a clear out – if anyone is missing any copies and would like to replace, let me know. I am in Victoria. Robin Irwin 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: Birdlife magazines Sounds like a mini-epic! I was up at Border Ranges pre-dawn on Monday last (4/5) hoping to record display behaviour but they were not displaying, just a few territorial/whistle-song calls at dawn and a bit of gronking song but no actual full display at display sites. Should start soon. The earliest I have recorded Alberts . . . → Read More: Re Alberts adventure Some years ago in search of Alberts and other luscious birding , we stayed at O’Rielly’s and did a long cliff top walk in search of Alberts in particular. Eventually after about ten km had good views, but not displaying. Decided to take an alternative less direct creek side return walk, but a . . . → Read More: Albert’s adventure The social distancing restrictions in Queensland were relaxed to the point that people can legally travel 50 km for recreational purposes, so it was time to pop out for some quality rainforest time. Mt Tambourine is within 50 km from home and easy to get to by 7:30 am [before the hordes arrive]. Witches Falls . . . → Read More: A Tail of Two Alberts Today grey, mild (+3*C) and as yet still dry. I added three singing Bramblings, and saw a Chiffchaff; this latter a comparative newcomer. When I moved to Tromsø in 1973, there weren’t any yet, but now they are regular. A Grey Heron flew over Folkeparken, where a few pairs nest these last years. They . . . → Read More: Addendum Finally and suddenly……signs of spring in Tromsø As I have reported earlier this winter, northern Norway got a lot of snow this winter, much of which fell in March. Now we have had a week of what we call ‘Easter weather’: a few degrees frost at night, a few degrees above freezing during the . . . → Read More: Finally…..and suddenly! |
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