Hi all, I was at the Gold Coast last week and was interested to see large numbers of Pied Currawongs flocking around a new building site at sunset. I have a photo, but I don’t think I can upload pictures on this chat group? Probably 40 birds in all. I don’t remember ever seeing Currawongs … Read more
Following on from my previous post, we saw a lot of golden plovers on Samoa, where they tended to hang out on mown lawns. They all seemed to be in non-breeding plumage, which seemed to be a bit strange at the end of September. Is Samoa on the East Asian flyway? (It is to the … Read more
My son and I spent a week at the end of September (late dry season) on the Island of Upolu. Matt wanted to go to a less-visited island in the Pacific and Samoa fitted the bill – mountains, rainforest, beaches, waterfalls, direct flights to and from Brisbane, and a friendly population with plenty of English … Read more
Hi everyone Further to my recent message, I've been advised that Margaret Cameron's family have organised for her memorial service to be streamed live. Please find below the link to access the live stream: Service commences at 11.00am Queensland time (no daylight saving in Queensland) on Monday 9 October. https://www.youtube.com/live/2mR-ImDxbrc?si=a2mCKKtypJvZSVJ4 Please feel … Read more
The following is a digest of Sightings Reported on Birdpedia for the period Monday, October 2, 2023 to Sunday, October 8, 2023: Area: SA Location: Greenfields Wetlands – Magazine Road Cape Barren Goose (Cereopsis novaehollandiae) (4) Four birds observed flying over the wetland in a westerly direction toward Barker Inlet. Later observed flying in a … Read more