By Bill Stent, on October 28th, 2019% Hi all, Bill here
There was a Koel calling in Kew East this morning. Another sign of Spring, as well as the apparently increasing range of the bird.
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By Birding-Aus, on October 27th, 2019% The following is a digest of Sightings Reported on Birdpedia for the period Monday, October 28, 2019 to Sunday, November 3, 2019:
Area: SA
Location: On our Rockleigh property
Diamond Firetail (Stagonopleura guttata) (1)
Straw-necked Ibis (Threskiornis spinicollis) (1)
Elegant Parrot (Neophema elegans) (2)
I was doing 3 20-minute Backyard Bird Count sessions, for once . . . → Read More: Birdpedia – Australia – Weekly Digest
By Birding-Aus, on October 27th, 2019% How regularly are SWDs seen at Centenary Lakes? cheers
— John Leonard
By Birding-Aus, on October 26th, 2019% The following is a digest of Sightings Reported on Birdpedia for the period Monday, October 21, 2019 to Sunday, October 27, 2019:
Area: SA
Location: Kinchina CP (Previously Rocky Gully cp)
Red-backed Kingfisher (Todiramphus pyrrhopygius) (1) 50 meters past where the Crimson Chats are normally
Reported by: Gordon Pateman on Saturday, October 26, 2019
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. . . → Read More: Birdpedia – Australia – Weekly Digest
By tnewcombe, on October 24th, 2019% Hi everyone, I’ve never been very good at identifying birds by calls, but now I find I’m losing my eyesight, so I’m hoping to try and continue my interest in birds by learning their calls. Is there a reliable app or other resource to get more familiar with calls? I have the Pizzey and Knight . . . → Read More: Learning bird calls
By Bill Stent, on October 24th, 2019%
By Birding-Aus, on October 23rd, 2019% Hello all,
I was hoping that someone may be able to provide some advice on the following questions about spotting scopes – I was looking into buying one for the purposes of bush-birding and seawatching:
What magnification on a spotting scope would be good? Is a spotting scope . . . → Read More: Spotting Scopes
By Birding-Aus, on October 17th, 2019% see www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/10/191016124625.htm
The moon determines when migratory birds head south
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By peter, on October 14th, 2019% I was wondering if anyone can help id this feather, found today in Docklands, Melbourne. My guess is Little Wattlebird, but I thought it should have a white tip if it is.
By Birding-Aus, on October 13th, 2019% I have just seen on ABC TV a program “Roger Swainston: Drawn to water”. About the artist of the fishes of Australia book and other things. I don’t know if it is on iview. He is a fabulous artist. Equal to William Cooper for birds (and seems surprisingly similar). But he does all . . . → Read More: A marine William Cooper
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