Birding-Aus

Hi there, I will be in Cairns for business Sat & Sun. Sat morning I may have some time for some birding. I heard of a couple of Red-necked Crakes in the Botanical Garden area – is there an update? Also I believe that last winter there were some Rufous Owls in town – any … Read more

Hi all, I will be driving down from Sydney to Melbourne via the Princes Highway in the next few weeks and hope to do a spot of birding on the way down. If anyone has any good spots on the route I would be really grateful for any information you have. I’m particularly interested in … Read more

With regards to the recent discussion on Elegant Parrots in WA, I saw several smalls groups in the vicinity of Cue in the autumn of 1992 following flooding late summer rains. They were feeding amongst the wildflowers that arrived en masse after the rain and also in the salt marsh adjacent to Lake Austin. These … Read more

Dear Friends, Has anyone driven the Anne Beadell Highway between Coober Pedy and Neale Junction recently. I have had conflicting reports. The manager of the Ilkurlka Roadhouse, not far from the Neal Junction, told me this morning that it takes usually four days to get from Coober Pedy to Neal Junction. But the notes on … Read more

In reference to Tim Dolby’s reference to not submitting the Pilbara Elegant Parrot records to the Atlas. I contributed 1000s of surveys to the Atlas. And I do feel guilty that I haven’t contributed as heavily to the Ongoing Atlas. Generally I do it for the more out of the way areas that I might … Read more