The Hooded Plover at Noosa River sandbanks was still on the main sandbank across from the car park at the end of the spit.Good scope views between 2.30pm to 3.00pm, a couple of hours before high tide. John Kooistra, Kureelpa, Sunshine Coast. ==============================www.birding-aus.org birding-aus.blogspot.com To unsubscribe from this mailing list, send the message: unsubscribe (in … Read more
Hi Chris I will be in the field in the Cunnamulla – Thargomindah – Hungerford region for the next two weeks and have been informed by Mark Handley (Ranger in Charge) that there is still a great deal of water about this area. In case you were planning any side trips, access to Lake Numalla … Read more
Dear Friends, Regarding my earlier post requesting some information from various recent books dealing with Albatrosses, I have received a number of very helpful replies, for which I am exceedingly grateful. Unfortunately, none of the people who replied had a copy of Brooke (2004). I have been able to access parts of Brooke (20040) on … Read more
On a recent trip to the Kimberley we came across an albino Eastern Reef Egret which appears to be resident around the King George Falls area. Anyone travelling to the falls might want to look out for it, it is quite an interesting bird. At first I thought it was simply a white phase reef … Read more
Hi all, I’m hoping to tap the collective knowledge of the mailing list regarding Pied Currawongs on Brampton Island off the coast of Mackay in QLD. I was there between the 10th and 15th of June this year and one of the first things I noticed was the calls of Pied Currawongs were absolutely nothing … Read more