By Birding-Aus, on April 10th, 2018 I have recently completed a spreadsheet (with generous input from Jenny Spry) listing the sub-species that may be found on Saibai and Boigu. If anyone is interested in receiving it they can contact me at noelluff@homemail.com.au Noel Luff
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By Birding-Aus, on April 7th, 2018 Our friend Maurice has just spotted a Torresian crow not far from his property at Bingil Bay, north side of Mission Beach, FNQ. It was up on a hill from him, too far for photo. We’ve never seen one here (we live by the coast) but Adrian Walker refers to then as “rare vagrant” in . . . → Read More: FNQ Torresian crow
By Birding-Aus, on April 7th, 2018 Some notes I’ve put together here on the Regent Honeyeater. Some hopeful signs for this critically endangered species, but a long way to go:
sunshinecoastbirds.blogspot.com.au/2018/04/regent-honeyeater-in-spotlight.html
Greg Roberts friarbird.roberts@gmail.com
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By Birding-Aus, on April 6th, 2018 I am currently doing a little research into Azure Kingfisher. The references I have consulted refer to species in terms such as ” Sedentary or resident”. I wonder what the difference is between those terms in the context of ornithology: suggestions welcome!
Martin Butterfield franmart.blogspot.com.au/
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By Birding-Aus, on April 5th, 2018 Does anyone have a copy of Birds of UAE by Simon Aspinall & Richard Porter (Helm) they can sell me? It appears to be out of print. Thanks – please contact me offline. Brian Johnston
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By Birding-Aus, on April 5th, 2018 Hi Folks
A plug. I have just finished Ian Fraser’s Birds in Their Habitats, and enjoyed it muchly. A very deft blend of descriptions of field experiences (some truly amazing) and the relevant ecology, natural history and evolutionary biology; crisp, clear, and very up to date. If anyone is looking for a gift book for . . . → Read More: Fraser/Birds in Their Habitats
By Birding-Aus, on April 5th, 2018 Does anyone have any comments on the Bali bird park? Thought it might be worth a visit while I’m there. What Australian birds might be there?
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By Birding-Aus, on April 4th, 2018 A recent trip report from a BirdsQld high-country campout in FEB includes this absence report – “we didn’t see or hear … any of the migratory Cuckoos, although they are still present on in some places on the lower ground near Brisbane and the Fassifern Valley.”
In recent years I have observed the unusual . . . → Read More: & haven’t I also been saying…
By Birding-Aus, on April 4th, 2018 Find the galah in this pic – www.abc.net.au/news/image/7293184-3×2-700×467.jpg
This year no young birds were creched here on any days. Such is the decline locally that, though common in the past, the species is now rarely seen here at all.
Judith SEQ 500m
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By Birding-Aus, on April 3rd, 2018 About 20 medium to high over small patch of woodland with understory of Ducky Wood Swallow and Welcome Swallows Sassafrass near Devonport NW Tasmania.
Geoff Shannon
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