Some of the old-timers on birding-aus will remember the occasional contributions from Paul Oliver. Paul grew up in the UK and went touring in Africa in his 20s. As often happens in Africa, something bit him and he stayed to settle in Arusha Tanzania. He was a pioneer in the modern safari industry and developed . . . → Read More: Vale Paul Oliver
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We have 2 nesting boxes in our back yard and over the last 3 years Eastern Rosellas have raised chicks in one of the boxes. On 4 October there were 4 bonny, but still naked, chicks about 100mm long in one of the boxes. They were receiving constant attention from both parents. We were away . . . → Read More: Rosella deaths A nice item on ABC TV Landline just now, about Les Chandler, who was a soldier in WWI, but on his return home for years did some excellent bird photography, mainly it seems around the mallee regions. This was long ago when photography was difficult. It shows what has happened with his collection. . . . → Read More: Les Chandler: veteran bird photographer Out of interest, I noted that this paper: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/01584197.2017.1387030?journalCode=temu20 has data showing that the regent parrot is an offshoot that gives rise to the red-winged parrot and jonquil parrot – i.e. more closely related to them than the other polytelis parrots. Cas Out of interest, I noted that this paper The following is a digest of Sightings Reported on Birdpedia for the period Monday, September 27, 2021 to Sunday, October 3, 2021: Area: SA Location: Newland Head CP Elegant Parrot (Neophema elegans) (30) Large flock were feeding along the track and perching on the fences as we drove to the northern area of the park . . . → Read More: Birdpedia – Australia – Weekly Digest A contact in the Cooranbong area supplied this image with a report of a Pied Butcherbird attempting to take a Peaceful Dove and then successfully killing and eating the intestines from this Bar-shouldered Dove. HANZAB certainly references PBs taking small passerines like House Sparrow and Double-Barred Finch, but this seems like an unusually large . . . → Read More: Predation by Pied Butcherbird Hi All,
For those in NSW and ACT: BIGNET have moved to go proceed with the NSW and ACT charity Twitchathon this year, at end October. Participants must proceed as legal COVID restrictions allow.
We’ll be looking to raise $20K+ for the Montague Island . . . → Read More: NSW+ACT Twitchathon 2021 announced An interesting article about how Sydney birds around Circular Quay are adapting to the absence of tourists and locals. Chris Gregory https://www.sydneyoperahouse.com/digital/articles/community/spare-a-thought-for-the-birds-of-circular-quay.html?utm_source=fb&utm_medium=paid&utm_campaign=written-content-ao_n_sp_cons&utm_content=cold_nsw_P18%2B_interests_na_birds+-+Copy&utm_term=birds-of-circular-quay&fbclid=IwAR1e2yl_yFPK-2dOOtvwHgD6DjBWLnEmOJpDLu8msP4ymZ5D6UUZ5K7rp_4_aem_Afe4_eyn6h4zZsi8gUoEaFj0LErD58yI_F3FJ0NBYTPtDRUB47h4kW0FpqTetfF76F9jx5iPzYwIFCoPw-NtscdqdGN-Z49OHcTTn2yd5LnVs-8fgLK9Z-KEP7qRSS6hKBM This lurida (Rainforest or Red Boobook) began calling by our house at Topaz at 2250 and carried on constantly until 2354. It was a bright moonlit night and I was surprised it was so vocal, calling about 20 times per minute or once every 3 seconds, so it gave over 1000 calls in that . . . → Read More: Souterh Boobook (Rainforest / Red Boobook) lurida calling |
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