ID confirmation please

Hi all   Snapped this this morning and assume it is a brown thornbill. Near the HQ of the Blue Mountains National Park in Blackheath. Reminds me, however, of the Chestnut rumped thornbill which I suspect does not occur up here but further west on the palins.   Thanks in advance   David

From Birding-Aus

Tromsø in winter, birding in the dark, part 2 5. Bulk feeders. In this category the grouse are most important. Willow Grouse and Ptarmigan feed on willow buds and shoots, Black grouse on birch, and the large Capercaillie (more an inland bird here) on pine needles. We have few woodpeckers here, but some winters there … Read more

From Birding-Aus

Since a few days, we have got back he midnight sun again in Tromsø, N. Norway, where I have lived since 1973. But spring is late this year: our garden is still 3/4 snow-covered, the birches are still bare and I have not yet heard the Willow Warbler, our most numerous song bird. As several … Read more

Fwd: Birding Aus letter – Redwing song dialects

Sent from my iPhone Begin forwarded message: From: Angus Innes <angus_innes@hotmail.com&gt; Date: 21 May 2020 at 20:35:56 BST To: Birding Aus <birding-aus@vicnet.net.au&gt;, "wim.vader@uit.no&quot; <wim.vader@uit.no&gt;, "birding-aus@birding-aus.org&quot; <birding-aus@birding-aus.org&gt; Subject: Birding Aus letter – Redwing song dialects Dear WimAll  I shared your interesting e-mail to Birding Aus with a friend of mine, Dr Ernest Garcia (a distinguished ornithologist and co-author … Read more

10 Parrots

On a number of occasions I have seen 10 parrot species in the North East corner of Cumberland State Forest in Castle Hill.   The list for parrots in that location is as follows :   Galah Long-billed Corella Little Corella Sulphur-crested Cockatoo Rainbow Lorikeet Musk Lorikeet Scaly-breasted Lorikeet Little Lorikeet (occasionally) Australian King-Parrot Crimson … Read more