“Wings on King’ call for volunteer bird surveyors

Hello Everyone, As some of you will know by now, the Wings on King project, surveys birds in over 60 sites across King Island in Bass Strait.  You know – the island that produces great cheese, beef, crayfish and other delicacies. These sites are surveyed twice a year and are located on both private . . . → Read More: “Wings on King’ call for volunteer bird surveyors

Flyway citation

Hi All.

As part of our never ending and so far successful efforts by a dedicated group of us to prevent suburban development in Mulgoa Valley, one of our many defences is that the Valley is a recognised Flyway for hundreds of thousands of migratory birds.

Although this is very apparent in Spring . . . → Read More: Flyway citation

WTNT at Point Nepean, Victoria

Hi Mike,

 

White-throated Needletail sightings at Point Nepean, Victoria:

 

25 February – 1 bird at 12.30pm flying east on the Monash Track, not far from Gunner’s Cottage

29 February – 8 birds at 2.05pm flying west over the Cheviot Hill Lookout

 

Regards,

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Birding-Aus Digest, Vol 77, Issue 2

Would I have seen around 20 in Donvale Victoria 11/3/20 around 1.00pm? John Rogan

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WTNT

Hi Mike,

Sunday afternoon, after a few hours hard labour, I sat down on the steps at my front gate (33,59 S, 151,04E, Woronora River, Como, south of Sydney),  and lay back to relax..

What a fantastic vision: the evening sun lighting up the orange angophora bark, brilliant blue sky, pale . . . → Read More: WTNT

White-throated Needletails

At 4.05 p.m. on Thursday 5 March 2020, three White-throated Needletails flew in a westerly direction just above the canopy in Osborne Road, North Warrandyte, Victoria.

 

Sue Taylor

42 Osborne Road

North Warrandyte, Victoria, 3113

(03) 9844 4091

www.atwitcherstale.blogspot.com.au

 

White-tailed Tropicbird off North Head Manly.

Hi all seen 2 White-Tailed tropicbirds flying together and feeding just off North Head this afternoon this is my 4th record so far this year and 6 Red-tailed Tropicbirds so it is a very good year so far and still 2 months to go. Cheers Michael. Sent from my Samsung GALAXY S5 on the . . . → Read More: White-tailed Tropicbird off North Head Manly.

The factors that determine how many bird species can be found on any given island

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Additional Pacific Swift and White-throated Needletail sightings

Hi Mike,

 

More sightings from a week in the northern Torres Strait:

 

20 February at 10.06am – 3 White-throated Needletails at the Saibai Cemetery heading east

 

20 February at 12.40pm – a mixed flock of approximately 110 birds, roughly 40 Pacific Swifts and 70 . . . → Read More: Additional Pacific Swift and White-throated Needletail sightings

Black-breasted Buzzard

At 1.30 p.m. on Monday 24 February a Black-breasted Buzzard was seen circling Chiltern No 2 dam for several minutes before disappearing to the south. Seen by Ken Haines and Sue Taylor. Sent from my Samsung Galaxy smartphone.