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My contribution to the Starling discussion: THE COMMON STARLING
The common starling's not the darling Of humans in this land But why decried and vilified I do not understand.
Is it their success and life prowess Producing swirling . . . → Read More: Starlings
From: Wim Vader <wjm.vader@gmail.com> Sent: tirsdag 14. februar 2023 11:43 To: Willem Jan Marinus Vader <wim.vader@uit.no> Cc: Riet Keuchenius <mmkeuchenius@gmail.com>; Hayo H.W. Velthuis <hhwv@xs4all.nl> Subject: Starlings as shorebirds
Starlings as shorebirds (In defense of starlings)
When I mention in my writings, . . . → Read More: FW: Starlings as shorebirds Hi Everyone,I am organizing a group to book in for a boat tour in the Sundarbans to search for Masked Finfoot, to take place between the 12th and 16th of April 2023.Masked Finfoot is critically endangered – the Sundarbans mangrove forest in Bangladesh is now the only accessible area where there is a good chance . . . → Read More: (Advertisement?) Sundarbans (Bangladesh) Masked Finfoot trip Apr 2023 Hi Folks I do not know how unusual this is, but a square tailed kite soared over my head, just a few metres up, near Central Tilba yesterday, just above the treeline-level. I have never seen them here and initially thought it was a whistling kite, which are fairly regular. I checked my literature . . . → Read More: square tail kite near Central Tilba, south coast NSW Good evening I am planning a few days in Newcastle, hoping to search for the Asian Dowitcher but note that the last eBird record is for 31 Dec. Perhaps this is because 2023 records have not yet been confirmed. Has anyone seen the bird since 31 Dec? Also, I would appreciate any tips from . . . → Read More: Newcastle birding The following is a digest of Sightings Reported on Birdpedia for the period Monday, January 2, 2023 to Sunday, January 8, 2023: Area: SA Location: Middleton Point Fleurieu peninsula SA Sooty Oystercatcher (Haematopus fuliginosus) (1) 6 birds were feeding on the rocks Reported by: Winston Syson on Tuesday, January 3, 2023 ——————————————— Need more information . . . → Read More: Birdpedia – Australia – Weekly Digest Now that 2022 is done, I checked ebird for records of the species for that year. This brought up a map unburdened by any reports, with the depressing notation ‘No data for this taxon’. This contrasts with the reporting for 2022 of the relatively commonplace Orange-bellied Parrot. I had previously mentioned to this . . . → Read More: Australian Painted-snipe It's worth checking for Pilotbird along the creek at the entrance to Barren Grounds. All the best Richard Jordan I’m hoping to go to Barren Grounds in the next few days…is it a good time of year to listen for and possibly miraculously see an Eastern Bristlebird? If so, is there a location at the grounds that they frequent a little more than usual? Also is there a Pilotbird area in the Sydney region . . . → Read More: Eastern Bristlebird
From: Wim Vader <wjm.vader@gmail.com> Sent: fredag 25. november 2022 12:28 To: Willem Jan Marinus Vader <wim.vader@uit.no> Subject: Late autumn at 70*N
Late autumn at 70*N
Back home in Tromsø in far northern Norway. We have no direct sunlight anymore: Mørketiden, i.e. . . . → Read More: FW: Late autumn at 70*N |
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