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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 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 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 . . . → Read More: Sub-species of northern Torres Strait 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 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 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 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/ Birding-Aus mailing list Birding-Aus@birding-aus.org To change settings or unsubscribe visit: . . . → Read More: A linguistic question 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 Sent from my iPad 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 . . . → Read More: Birds of UAE 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 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? 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 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… |
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