We live in Ivanhoe, now classed as an inner suburb and close to the Yarra River and to Darebin Creek. We have been here for fifty years, and we have lost most of our smaller garden birds. Eastern Spenebills visit, but White-plumed have vanished along with Black-faced Cuckoo-shrikes, Shrike-tits, Grey Fantails, Blue Wrens and . . . → Read More: Weebills and Butcherbirds
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My son and I flew to Malaysia at the start of Easter, and after a couple of days poking around Penang met up with Choy Wai Mun. Mun has a blog titled the Penang Birder [penangbirder.blogspot.com.au]. We arranged a four day itinerary with Mun that started in Penang, had two nights at Frasers Hill and . . . → Read More: A Few Days Birding in Mainland Malaysia My impression (not based on hard data) is that Grey Butcherbirds have increased in abundance in the suburbs of Sydney too (north of the harbour, at least). I don’t have an obvious explanation for why this may be the case. Stephen Ambrose Ryde, NSW —–Original Message—– From: Birding-Aus . . . → Read More: Butcherbirds (was Range of Weebill) Mid April, but few signs of spring as yet in Tromsø We have c. 1 m of snow on the ground in Tromsø now, but the last few days there has been a change in the weather, and now we still have night frost, but during the days the temperature ‘soars’ all the way up . . . → Read More: Looking for signs of spring G’day all I see there are two guides to The Solomons. Getting both makes great sense but is one better than the other? Cheers Steve Clark Hamilton, Vic Birding-Aus mailing list Birding-Aus@birding-aus.org To change settings or unsubscribe visit: birding-aus.org/mailman/listinfo/birding-aus_birding-aus.org www.abc.net.au/news/2018-04-15/yirrkala-teenager-siena-stubbs-publishes-bird-book/9641348 — John Leonard Canberra Birding-Aus mailing list Birding-Aus@birding-aus.org To change settings or unsubscribe visit: birding-aus.org/mailman/listinfo/birding-aus_birding-aus.org Hi All, I posted a photo that Kevin Bartram took at Kamarooka of a Weebill on my Facebook page and my wife’s aunt made a comment that she used to have them in her garden at Balnarring, on the Mornington Peninsula. I know that the Weebill is found over pretty much all of mainland Australia. . . . → Read More: Range of Weebill How are you viewing this in Australia, Jon? (I can’t get past the UK-only point.) Judith SEQ 500m This note’s from the mobile. jlukin01@postoffice.csu.edu.au Birding-Aus mailing list Birding-Aus@birding-aus.org To change settings or unsubscribe visit: birding-aus.org/mailman/listinfo/birding-aus_birding-aus.org For Mike Tarburton – saw mixed group overhead at Dimboola Vic. Monday 9th. App 5.00 p.m. clear skies. 9 Fork-tailed Swift and 3 White-throated Needletail. Arthur Birding-Aus mailing list Birding-Aus@birding-aus.org To change settings or unsubscribe visit: birding-aus.org/mailman/listinfo/birding-aus_birding-aus.org www.radiotimes.com/news/tv/2018-02-13/the-secret-life-of-owls-documentary-captures-their-silent-deadly-beauty-like-never-before/ Regards Jon Wren Birding-Aus mailing list Birding-Aus@birding-aus.org To change settings or unsubscribe visit: birding-aus.org/mailman/listinfo/birding-aus_birding-aus.org |
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