Magpie killed by wind?

Driving to Grafton today, saw a magpie killed on M1 – 110kph. Luckily, it went behind the vehicle in front. I thought it was lucky because I wasn’t close enough to hit it.  However, just as it came out from behind the front vehicle, it exploded into a whole lot of feathers and slammed into … Read more

Little Blue Book

The thing we miss about BOCA is the Blue Book to keep bird list.  Maybe these days, you are expected to keep them on your phone, but what are the chances that it could be resurrected, updated, and made available from the shop? Peter and Bev Morgan The conservation battle is never finally won; the … Read more

Checklist

The little blue book put out by BOCA was a great way to keep your sightings recorded. Is there any chance that it, or something similar could be produced?  Or does anyone know of something similar and where to get it? Bev Morgan The conservation battle is never finally won; the development battle is.   … Read more

Error in Pizzey and Knight app?

In the photos in the Pizzey and Knight digital app one, listed as a Yellow-legged Flycatcher, labelled             Adult. Lake Barrine. QLD. Peter Nunn  has orange around the eye and looks very much like the Pale Yellow Robin.  The other photos of the Yellow Legged Flycatcher do not show the orange … Read more

iPhone audio recording

We were listening to an Oriole mimicing a lot of birds and recorded some of it using the video recorder on the iPhone. There are a number of audio recording apps and I’m just wondering if anyone has tried them and could comment on them for recording bird calls. Peter Morgan The conservation battle is … Read more