Hi all, I was hoping to visit Halmahera this year having previously been twice to Morotai next door, both islands are in North Maluku. I was in contact with the owner of Weda Resort, Rob, who sadly advised he will not be reopening the resort. Alarmingly the reasons he gave were due to a . . . → Read More: Halmahera – Weda Reef & Rainforest Resort
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The following is a digest of Sightings Reported on Birdpedia for the period Monday, July 4, 2022 to Sunday, July 10, 2022: Area: SA Location: Flagstaff Hill Golf Club Adelaide S.A. White-winged Chough (Corcorax melanorhamphos) (1) Group of 10 -20 in eucalypts for over 30 mins.. Not seen at this site before Reported by: Colin . . . → Read More: Birdpedia – Australia – Weekly Digest Study examines memory in expert birdwatchershttps://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2022/07/220707100910.htm According to a new study that examined memory in expert birdwatchers, having expert knowledge in a subject helps us memorize new information. This is because, while forgetting often happens when similar memories interfere with each other, expert knowledge provides a mental organizational structure, or scaffolding, that helps us keep . . . → Read More: Study examines memory in expert birdwatchers Hi there… Just wondering if Mareeba wetlands is open? If so…is the BT Finch still found there most likely at this time of year?? Also I can’t look at Ebird right now so can’t check this info as I havnt loaded it to phone properly so don’t direct me there for info.. Just need some . . . → Read More: Black-throated finch Hi Folks I think I have just been threatened by a lyrebird. I was collecting mulch at dusk (spotted gum bark at the base of a large spotted gum) in the bushed part of our property near Central Tilba (South Coast, NSW), when I was startled by a very loud call close that I . . . → Read More: Strange Lyrebird behaviour (resend; previously sent to wrong addtess) Apologies if this has been posted before, but I just heard that well known Townsville and Cairns birder Rolf Jensen died in hospital in Cairns in April. He had been sick for some years with cancer of the jaw, but it was still a shock. He was originally from South Africa, worked a lot in . . . → Read More: RIP Rolf Jensen The following is a digest of Sightings Reported on Birdpedia for the period Monday, June 27, 2022 to Sunday, July 3, 2022: Area: SA Location: Bool Lagoon Naracoorte Flame Robin (Petroica phoenicea) (1) Flame Robin male and female birds foraging on the ground on the track leading down to Hacks Lagoon. Reported by: Winston Syson . . . → Read More: Birdpedia – Australia – Weekly Digest Hi all, I always assumed Ravens (and other stick-builders) just used twigs/branches they found lying around. This morning I watched an Australian Raven making repeated trips to a jacaranda and breaking off twigs/small branches for use in it’s nest in a nearby gum tree. It also visited a dead cheesetree . . . → Read More: Ravens nest-building Hi Everyone, Seven long months after it was released in the USA and UK, the Habitats of the World: A Field Guide for Birders, Naturalists and Ecologists is now available in Australia. I am now working with a bunch of people around the world to make one for each continent. Phil Gregory and I are . . . → Read More: Habitats of Australia-help wanted with maps (kind of advertisment, but not really) Hi all, Even though it's still a couple of months away, a last-minute vacancy for 1 person, or 2 people sharing a room, has arisen on our 7-day "Best of Top End birding tour", commencing in Darwin on 28 August 2022. We will be looking for the sought-after Gouldian finch, the rare Hooded Parrot, . . . → Read More: Last minute vacancy on Top End NT birding tour Aug ’22 (advertisement) |
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