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Hi Mike,
Recorded the following sightings whilst on a trip in the northern Torres Strait. All birds were heading north:
Boigu Island 18 January 0630-0650, whilst taking a dinghy up some of the rivers – 17 Pacific Swifts 19 January mid-morning, stake out spot west . . . → Read More: Swift sightings from the northern Torres Strait Hello This morning at 9.40 am saw about 8 swifts while driving along Mona Vale Rd towards Mona Vale. Very overcast, intermittent rain. Didn't distinguish species. Did anyone see these? A five year-birds day, without really trying A month ago, I sent out a short piece, telling that my Tromsø year list for 2022 stood at 6 birds, and explaining why this was so. As usual in such cases, the seventh bird arrived just after I had sent out the story: . . . → Read More: a five yearbirds day, without really trying Hi. I’m wondering if it is possible to produce a map of Australia showing all the locations from which I have posted an eBird sightings list. Years ago, I saw a map produced by a birder who had done just that but he told me he had used a 3rd party mapping app . . . → Read More: Possible map Seems to a vagrant hotspot see www.abc.net.au/news/2022-01-26/rare-bird-flies-into-outback-roadhouse-instead-of-borneo/100780106 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 G’day I have flushed a single buttonquail on three occasions in recent days while walking the dog through an echidna/koala-hosting grassy woodland/forest on the lower slopes of a large hill in greater Brisbane. The native grasses are generally knee high clumps and medium density. The flushing distance for the bird typically around 5 metres. It . . . → Read More: A Lanquid Buttonquail Yesterday in Mulgoa Valley, six YTBCs were screeching and wildly flying into and around a Radiata pine whose cones were providing their lunch. Investigating, there were four (4) Sparrowhawks noisily attacking the cockatoos, which after about five minutes departed. Couldn’t tell age or sex of Sparrowhawks but presumably they were two families, unless there was . . . → Read More: Sparrowhawks vs YTBCockatoos Hi everyone What's the situation with Spotted Whistling Ducks nr Cairns these days? I'm thinking of another pilgrimage to Cairns/Atherton Tablelands this year and was wondering if they had become reliable anywhere in the area. — John LeonardCanberraAustraliawww.jleonard.net Make nature great again. . . . → Read More: Spotted Whistling Ducks nr Cairns Over the last few months, I have been watching a colony of four different Egrets nesting on a small island in a lake on the Gold Coast, occasionally I see a dead Egret floating in the lake, which I presumed was runt of the clutch and had missed out on enough . . . → Read More: Egrets Hello Birders, My son and I have three days in Cairns between Friday 21st and Sunday the 23rd January next week, during which time we’re hoping to locate a short list of birds we are yet to view. From e-bird I’ve identified a recent hotspot for each of these birds viz: Nordmand’s Greenshank & . . . → Read More: Help finding birds around Cairns |
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