little eagle: yarra bend park

Dear List,

So, I am fairly certain I saw the Little Eagle in Yarra Bend Park:

jpolak.org/unknown/eagle.jpg

Since I have never seen this species before, can anyone confirm this? Seems to be the only kind of raptor with this patterning.

It was hovering high in the sky for a few minutes, and then flew away . . . → Read More: little eagle: yarra bend park

Scrubwrens

Some interesting discussion, but Graeme and others I think it is rather premature to be drawing the boundary delimiting Spotted Scrubwren from White-browed. In particular, note that Kangaroo Island’s ashbyi aligned with eastern birds on mitochondrial DNA in the recent Norman et al paper, though the authors did recommend leaving ashbyi in maculatus (on morphological . . . → Read More: Scrubwrens

Scrubwrens

I’ve now updated the pages for Spotted Scrubwren on my website showing the range as proposed by the latest revision, a selection of images and samples of sound.

www.graemechapman.com.au/library/viewphotos.php?c=803

Regards

Graeme Chapman

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Binocular Repairer in Penrith NSW

Rogers Optics & Restoration

roptr@optusnet.com.au

0425 709 508

No longer in Penrith, now at Padstow

Cheers

Graeme Chapman

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Sydney pelagic – Saturday 12 May

Due to cancellations we have a couple of spaces available for next Saturday’s pelagic out of Sydney.

Boat departs Mosman at 6:45am and Rose Bay at 7am. Cost is $120/$110.

Details can be found at sydneypelagics.info

Thanks,

SYDNEY PELAGICS

W: sydneypelagics.info [1] E: contact@sydneypelagics.info

M: Greg 0405 . . . → Read More: Sydney pelagic – Saturday 12 May

Binocular Repairer in Penrith NSW

I have forgotten the name and phone no if the person in Penrith who repairs a lot if binoculars. Can you help me with thus information please. Joan Wharton

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Australian splits

Just to stick my neck out and speaking of future splits, surely the Grey Shrike-thrush in the Red Centre should be split just on the basis of its song – nothing like that of the east coast species. I heard them singing at Kata Tjuta in June 2003 and again at Kings Canyon – pure . . . → Read More: Australian splits

Are emperor penguins eating enough?

see www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/05/180502131819.htm

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Australias best songster.

I used to think that the Sandstone Shrike-thrush was pretty hard to beat, but when the Little Shrike-thrush was recently re-instated as a full species, when I changed the listing on my website my attention was drawn to what an outstanding songster it is.

So my vote goes to a Little Shrike-thrush with Pied Butcherbird . . . → Read More: Australias best songster.

FW: Scrubwrens

Some might have missed part of the puzzle. The below message from Dick Schodde was copied to list but I think only went to personal addressees.

Geoffrey

—–Original Message—– From: rschodde@grapevine.com.au . . . → Read More: FW: Scrubwrens