It's all about the birds
Hello all. I am very curious about Australian Ravens (Corvus coronoides) in Melbourne. Apparently, they are not a very common bird either in the city or the suburbs, but have been spotted from time to time. What I have certainly never heard of is an Australian Raven nesting or taking permanent residence here. This is … Read more
By now I am sure that everyone has heard the wonderful news – that Banded Stilt have had an extremely successful breeding event at Lake Torrens with Alex Clarke, DENR Port Augusta, advising that over 200,000 chicks were produced. In a visit to Lake Torrens on 8th July he reported seeing thousands of juvenile stilts … Read more
On Friday 19th August I will be arriving in Alice Springs and would appreciate any recent information on anything unusual and the following birds Grey Honeyeater Grey-headed Honeyeater Black-chinned Honeyeater (golden backed race) Grey Falcon Letter-winged Kite Banded Whiteface Yellow Chat Bustard Rufous-crowned Emu-wren (seen on Santa Teresa Road site) Slaty-backed Thornbill (seen at Kunoth … Read more
Hi all, I have just spoken to CLC and applied for an entry permit to the Mt Winter area and wanted to share some info. My contact at CLC has advised that the key traditional owner is being consulted next week on-site. All the applications received so far from birders are being considered together. Other … Read more
Further to my efforts to find a way to the PPs via Mt Liebig I was at first heartened when it looked like I could get you permission but then someone mentioned another party that had an interest in the area and unfortunately it hasn’t worked out. Sorry I wasn’t able to help but encouraged … Read more