Recently someone told me of “one of the best talks they ever attended”. It described how, at this time of the year, certain clouds appear which we can’t see, but the birds can. When they see them, the muttonbirds fly high into the sky to take advantage of the upper level winds. I must admit … Read more
We saw 100+ Fork-tailed Swifts at 5.30pm yesterday flying over Hopetoun on the south coast of WA. Sue Sent from my iPhone 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
We have noticed some FTS activity north of Belyando in recent days. Sat 24 March at 4.30pm 7 birds above us in low cloudy conditions and today, Mon 26 another 12 birds at 7.15am feeding overhead in grey skies and rainy conditions. 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
Hi. Sorry for late notice – only just clicked on Birding-Aus this morning. We have visited the North Island twice, in January 2017 – mainly the southern half – and in late January–mid February this year, when we flew into Auckland and centred our activities north and south-east of there. We visited Tiri Tiri Matangi … Read more
Hi all, Ruth and I are heading to New Zealand on Tuesday. I have a business meeting in Hamilton (south of Auckland) on Wednesday – and, since we’re so close to Easter, I thought we’d make a bit of a mini-break about it. Apart from sampling the culinary treats of the North Island, and the … Read more
