Hello wonderful bird people, BIRDS OF KING ISLAND INVITE YOU TO COME VISIT – AND GIVE US A HAND… The 2019 Autumn Wings on King surveys will be happening again on the weekend 25th-28th April, 2019. This weekend leads directly on from Easter and includes Anzac Day, so is a great opportunity for you to . . . → Read More: Advertisement – Wings on King Autumn Surveys and invitation to the FACE of King Island
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Hi Harry, You will most likely get lots of replies and suggestions where to find birds from other birders but here are a few of my tips. I have had 3 trips to Iron Range, the first was with my wife in August 2009 as pretty inexperienced birders. We dipped on most of the endemic . . . → Read More: Iron Range Hello, We are planning a part Finnish, part Aussie birding trip to Cairns and its surroundings and Iron Range in October-November 2019. The plan is to spend the first week in Cairns and its surroundings and the second week in Iron Range (most likely 4 nights on the spot), so 2 weeks altogether without . . . → Read More: RFI: Trip to Cairns – Iron Range Hi all, The IOC released their latest update (version 9.1) and has split the Spotted Scrubwren from the White-browed Scrubwren. Here's the link > https://www.worldbirdnames.org/updates/species-updates/ Happy listing Best wishes, James Mustafa James MustafaMusician/Composer 0400 951 517 | info@jamesmustafa.com www.jamesmustafa.com www.bigdipbirding.com . . . → Read More: Spotted Scrubwren – Elevated to full species Hi all, New bird for my home list today. Sitting on my verandah reading the paper at Como, NSW (151,04E, 34,00S), I heard a ‘miner’ commotion and looked up to see a peregrine cruise past and perch in a gum about 20m away. Great views for 10 mins. First time . . . → Read More: Peregrine Dear Bay Roaders Hope you had an enjoyable festive season. I wonder what the rain has done to the Sanctuary? If it’s like our garden the weeds will be flourishing. Our Action Plan includes tackling the grasses and also woody weeds (muscle needed!). There may also be some seeds to be collected. It . . . → Read More: Happy New Year at Bay Road Heathland on Saturday (12/1_) Hi I’m heading to Tasmania in early February for work and will have a few days spare. I’ve been fortunate to have seen all the endemics on previous trips however I’ve never seen a tawny crowned honeyeater anywhere. Can anyone suggest best location in Tasmania to see this bird? South Bruny? Thanks Sent from . . . → Read More: Tawny crowned honeyeater Tasmania Thanks to all those closer to this topic for their postings. The information (” if correct”) that 380000 hectares of Cape York Peninsula is being strip-mined by Rio Tinto, and the ariel pics, in the blog referenced on Birding-aus, is upsetting to say the least. Saving a nesting tree in the middle of it all . . . → Read More: Red Goshawk/ Cape York Happy New Year everyone I’ve been very quiet on this forum for a while and I’ve done very little birding, mostly because I’ve been going through the process of packing up my home in Victoria and relocating to Brisbane. I’ve settled into an apartment – an unfamiliar setting with no yard and fairly limited potential . . . → Read More: Vanuatu Bill Stent should have read the blog post concerned before asking for his "evidence": http://sunshinecoastbirds.blogspot.com/2019/01/red-goshawk-nest-tree-pruned-as.html 1. An arborist was hired to lop the limbs off the tree. 2. The bird was sitting on eggs at the time the tree was lopped. Presumably it would have not remained sitting on the nest while the lopping . . . → Read More: Red Goshawk nest tree pruned as endangered bird flies vast distance |
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