Hi all, For those not on Facebook, a TUFTED DUCK was found this afternoon at the Western Treatment Plant. It continued to show well at the T-Section in Pond 2. A reminder that access is not allowed tomorrow given that there's a fire ban across Melbourne, so those wanting to twitch it should aim for … Read more
We had about 30 Fairy Martins roosting on the roof of the house yesterday. At first I thought that we just had a few more Welcome Swallows than usual but, when they settled on the roof, I grabbed the binoculars and it became obvious that they were Martins. I counted 28 on the roof and … Read more
A single RED-RUMPED Swallow was photographed on Tuesday mroning 01/01/19 on the powerlines adjacent to the junction of Cape Tribulation Rd/Prins Rd, Lower Daintree, just 800mtrs from the location where I found what is likely the same individual around this time here last summer. The photographers were visiting birders from Brisbane, Ian & Christine Churchward, … Read more
Hi folks, Bill here I’m looking for typical from-below photos of Pacific Swifts and White-throated Needletails for a Facebook post for my work at Optics Central. I don’t need Attenborough quality, but more of the view that most casual observers will see from the ground in Victoria. Ideally, I’m looking for one photo with both … Read more
There is a petition at the end of the blog post: http://sunshinecoastbirds.blogspot.com/2019/01/glossy-black-cockatoo-under-threat-by.html Is there a petition or anything?Message: 3From: Greg Roberts <friarbird.roberts@gmail.com>To: birding-aus <m("birding-aus.org","birding-aus");" target="_blank">birding-aus@birding-aus.org>Subject: Glossy Black Cockatoo under threat from Sunshine Coast nursing homeMessage-ID: <CAN1ROTSSJfrbqLoLCzE2PcgphX19hn+taWKkxbYCGzg_G=m("mail.gmail.com","RKMg");" target="_blank">RKMg@mail.gmail.com>Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8"The Sunshine Coast population of the endangered Glossy Black Cockatoo,regarded as … Read more
