It's all about the birds
Not sure if this one has come up as I’ve been away in Uganda, PNG, New Caledonia and Fiji and have lost the thread of what’s been happening. Anyway there’s a recent excellent and very thought provoking paper on the Phylogeny and evolution of the Meliphagoidea, the largest radiation of Australasian songbirds, by Janet L. … Read more
Hi David Here’s my Top Ten Toughest Noisy Scrub-bird (only ever managed a silhouette in five trips.)Painted SnipeBush Hen (only ever managed the back end half of this bird.)Plains WandererOriental CuckooRed GoshawkRed-chested Button-QuailRufous Crowned Emu-WrenMasked OwlLewin’s Rail Regards,Michael W ============================== To unsubscribe from this mailing list, send the message: unsubscribe (in the body of the … Read more
Only counting resident species : 1. Western Ground Parrot 2. Buff-breasted Button-quail 3. Scarlet-chested Parrot 4. Grey Falcon 5. Princess Parrot 6. White-throated Grasswren 7. Black Grasswren 8. Northern Shrike-tit 9. Mallee Whipbird 10. Australasian Painted Snipe =============================== To unsubscribe from this mailing list, send the message: unsubscribe (in the body of the message, with … Read more
Only counting resident species : 1. Western Ground Parrot 2. Buff-breasted Button-quail 3. Plains Wanderer (without Phil Maher) 4. Grey Falcon 5. White-throated Nightjar 6. Superb Fruit-Dove 7. King Quail 8. Chestnut-breasted Whiteface 9. Red Goshawk (apart from Mataranka) 10. Australasian Bittern _________________________________________________________________ Frank O’Connor Birding WA http://birdingwa.iinet.net.au Phone : (08) 9386 5694 Email : … Read more
Have just completed a trip up the Pacific Highway to Coffs Harbour/Woolgoolga, Tweed Heads and then Bundaberg, catching up with friends and catching a few birds on the way. Bird highlights were Yuraygir National Park, near Wilson’s Point – hundreds of honeyeaters in the flowering banksias, and a Lewin’s Rail in a small patch of … Read more