Bowen Birding Info

Gooday Kirri. We used to live in Bowen. The local Tourist Guide used to have a Bird list plus some info on locations. Central to Bowen is Mullers Lagoon an excellent Birding area. Bowen Saltworks did allow me to conduct Wader Counts years ago but I am not sure what the Entry requirements are . . . → Read More: Bowen Birding Info

Airlie Beach

Hi there ☺️ Been looking through EBird of good spots around Airlie Beach & Bowen…don’t know the area that well yet… I have some spots I’ll be visiting that I’ve found on EBird but…just wondering if anyone has some local knowledge of Great places to check out in these areas of the Whitsundays that they . . . → Read More: Airlie Beach

Behaviour of Island Thrush on Christmas Island

This I s not my observation is the observation of the guy who runs the accommodation I’m staying at on Christmas Island. He says that he’s noticed Island Thrushes in his backyard hopping around finding very small red crabs and meticulously picking all the legs and claws off the crab before swallowing it whole. I . . . → Read More: Behaviour of Island Thrush on Christmas Island

Grey Falcon

Hi Folks I am pretty certain I spotted a grey falcon in Edeowie gorge, on Edeowie Station on the Flinders Ranges on Sunday. I only saw it in the air, but circling, reasonably close and through my bins for a couple of minutes. Given how rare they are, my first 9 thoughts were "it . . . → Read More: Grey Falcon