Song Thrush

We have looked several times for Song Thrush in places they have previously been seen around Melbourne. Are they virtually gone now and maybe only a couple of places being kept virtually as pet birds at occasional garden sites? Cheers Madelon

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FW: Autumn in a Dutch village

 

 

From: Wim Vader <wjm.vader@gmail.com&gt; Sent: mandag 14. november 2022 16:56 To: Willem Jan Marinus Vader <wim.vader@uit.no&gt; Subject: Autumn in a Dutch village

 

AUTUMN IN A DUTCH VILLAGE

 

In October I spent 3 weeks in the Dutch village of Odijk, just south . . . → Read More: FW: Autumn in a Dutch village

DC Cameras

DC Cameras are an online store, based in Sydney I think. I am suspicious that it is a scam/criminal front. I ordered binoculars back in July, they took the money, they advertised the binoculars were in stock. So since then nothing ZIP, no answers on the “chatline” , no reply to emails, no phone as . . . → Read More: DC Cameras

Bastard Winglets on a Nankeen Kestrel

Alula flight feathers or, bastard winglets are small wings at the elbow of birds especially raptors… and probably many others. I took some photographs of a Nankeen Kestrel displaying them in strong up-draughts hovering above the cliffs south of my home in Adelaide… and an Australasian Pelican sans alula’s… https://www.ararelitus.com/blog/nankeen-kestrel-cliff-soaring … can be seen on my . . . → Read More: Bastard Winglets on a Nankeen Kestrel

Western Treatment Plant No Flood

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> On 18 Oct 2022, at 12:46 pm, Martin Williams < marwil@netspace.net.au> wrote: > > WTP. I am at Kirk Point. The gravel roads and tracks are dry, with the occasional puddle on the edge. There is no sign of any flooding. Martin W. > > Sent from my iPhone > . . . → Read More: Western Treatment Plant No Flood

Birding-Aus Digest, Vol 108, Issue 7

WTP. I am at Kirk Point. The gravel roads and tracks are dry, with the occasional puddle on the edge. There is no sign of any flooding. Martin W.

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WTP apres le deluge

What is the state of the roads in the WTP at present? I have a thought of visiting on the way from the Grampians to Sale but in a 2WD car and don't want to slide all over the place (and especially not into a pond)! Martin Butterfield http://franmart.blogspot.com.au/ https://mallacootaweatherwildlife.blogspot.com/ . . . → Read More: WTP apres le deluge

Request for reports of Australian Painted-snipe

Some concern is being expressed about the state of our endemic  Australian Painted-snipe.  This is listed as Endangered under the EPBC Act, but it is not among the 22 bird taxons listed as priorities in the Threatened Species Action Plan 2022-2023.  The Action Plan for Australian Birds 2020 says that ‘numbers may now . . . → Read More: Request for reports of Australian Painted-snipe

Birding-Aus Digest, Vol 108, Issue 5

Many thanks. I had been thinking on those lines! David

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Ther Christmas catalogue of Innovations has ad advert for binoculars with a digital camera. 10x magnification with 96 – 1000 m field of view.It is only $125. Has anyone ever tried it? What is it like?David Robertson Adelaide