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indigenous folklore or names for letter-winged kite

By Birding-Aus, on July 3rd, 2019%

Hey all, I am buffing the wikipedia page on this critter. But for a critter that lives across the outback, I've not seen much in the way of indigenous names or folklore. Does anyone recall reading or encountering anything about it? PS: Wikipedia has few good images of it. A donation of a photo would . . . → Read More: indigenous folklore or names for letter-winged kite

From Birding-Aus

By Birding-Aus, on July 3rd, 2019%

I am very sorry for earlier sending this piece in an inappropriate way; I had lost the internet at home, and clearly improvised in the wrong way. I hope this now arrives safely.

Wim

Winter birds in Tromsø, N. . . . → Read More: From Birding-Aus

White-throated Needletails

By Birding-Aus, on July 2nd, 2019%

Hi Mike et al.

Two WTNTs observed flying low (about 20 m) over our home in Ryde, NSW at 1615 hrs today. Heading in a northerly direction. Obviously late departures. Not sure if there were any more WTNTs, these two birds were seen just as I walked out the front . . . → Read More: White-throated Needletails

Seabird numbers declining

By Birding-Aus, on July 1st, 2019%

Interesting reading.

https://www.smh.com.au/environment/conservation/twitchers-have-a-treasure-trove-of-data-to-aid-seabirds-as-numbers-drop-20190625-p5212g.html

Roger Giller.

Field guide dragonflies

By Birding-Aus, on July 1st, 2019%

Hi all, it might be a little bit off topic but could anyone recommend a field guide to the dragonflies of Australia? Many thanks, Jan

Pictorella Finch

By Birding-Aus, on June 26th, 2019%

Gooday all

We will be in the Darwin area over next week, at the AOC event. We would like to see Pictorella Finch/Mannikin.

If someone has a good dependable location for this species, that they are happy to share with us, that would be wonderful. Please . . . → Read More: Pictorella Finch

European Swifts under the pump

By Birding-Aus, on June 24th, 2019%

see

www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/jun/20/swifts-hit-new-low-as-poor-weather-takes-its-toll

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Eaglehawk Neck pelagic trip report 18 June 2019

By Birding-Aus, on June 23rd, 2019%

Birdpedia – Australia – Weekly Digest

By Birding-Aus, on June 23rd, 2019%

The following is a digest of Sightings Reported on Birdpedia for the period Monday, June 24, 2019 to Sunday, June 30, 2019:

Area: SA

Location: On our Rockleigh property

Buff-rumped Thornbill (Acanthiza reguloides) (8) A party of very plain thornbills moved through trees and grass, brownish above, pale underneath. I couldn’t see any facial markings, . . . → Read More: Birdpedia – Australia – Weekly Digest

A swift research report

By Birding-Aus, on June 22nd, 2019%

Not sure if everything is correct but an interesting read about life on the wing

thenewdaily.com.au/life/2019/06/16/swifts-birds-flight-pattern/