It's all about the birds
Hi All, just a late reminder that there are still several spots available for this Saturdays’ pelagic out of Southport. September can be an interesting month, with some winter stuff still around and migration starting up. Contact Paul Walbridge on (PH) (W) 07 3139 4584 (H) 07 3256 4124 E-Mail: Paul_Walbridge@health.qld.gov.au Cheers – Paul W. … Read more
Great to hear of all the fantastic birding up in the outback. The Victorian mallee certainly has an outback feel to it, though it hasn’t quite had the rainfall that SWQueensland/ northern SA has experienced, and even if it did, being sandy dune country, there would be limited flooding. However conditions are good at present … Read more
Flew into Ulhuru yesterday to be greeted by the coldest September day on record – beating the previous record set only a week a go by 4 degrees! The compensation was the pelting rain and seeing one of the great wonders of the world – waterfalls cascading down the Rock. Even the road around the … Read more
Hi all, I just wanted to get the word out that yesterday morning a group of birders saw Scarlet-chested Parrots at the exact GPS location that James Watson reported them from a couple of weeks ago. I haven’t got any more details than that yet, but no doubt when Simon Mustoe gets back he will … Read more
Hi all, Saw the most marvelous sight this morning. A male Koel landed in a tree close by where I was busy reading the morning paper, seconds later a Little Friarbird started to attack him. There was snapping open beaks and loads screeching from both, finally the Friar got a hold of a bunch of … Read more