haven’t I been saying…

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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White Throated Needle-tail

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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White-throated Needletails at Hampton, NSW

Hi Mike, Small flock of WTNT over the Hampton Halfway Hotel (on the Jenolan Caves Rd, East of Lithgow, North of Oberon) NSW at 10am on Saturday, March 31 (I can get you the lat/long if you need). Minimum of 10 birds, maybe 20, very low over the treetops in dense fog. Paul

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White-throated Needletails NE Victoria (plus as ummary of my other records)

Birding-Ausers and Mike

While driving to Thredbo on Good Friday (30/3/18) I saw at least 3 White-throated Needletails soaring over the road near Shelley in NE Victoria (between Tallangatta and Corryong). Weather was clear as a bell and the birds were seen just above tree height (30+ metres)

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FW: 31 March, but few signs of Spring in Tromsø

________________________________ Van: Willem Jan Marinus Vader Verzonden: zaterdag 31 maart 2018 12:22 Aan: birding-aus; Birdchat (BIRDCHAT@LISTSERV.KSU.EDU); sabirdnet@yahoogroups.com Onderwerp: 31 March, but few signs of Spring in Tromsø

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31 March, but few signs of Spring in Tromsø

31 March, but few signs of spring as yet in Tromsø, N. Norway This has been a quite special winter in Tromsø (Aren’t they all, in fact?). February was cold and dry, with 3.4 mm precipitation in the whole month the driest February ever (Not quite true, there was one even drier some 60 years . . . → Read More: 31 March, but few signs of Spring in Tromsø

Any ideas?

Greg’s right. Head shape = Red-capped Robin.

Cheers

Grame

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Any ideas?

Grey Falcons RFI

A friend of mine who lives in the Lithgow/ Rylstone area of NSW has consistently asked me about Grey Falcons in their area. She is no mug at identification but not a birder by nature. She describes nird on all occasions in a way that suggests the Grey Falcon but has not succeed in a . . . → Read More: Grey Falcons RFI

Not a birding question sorry

Hi all 😊 JUST wondering if u could help me find someone that specialises in Australian frogs of the NSW region/especially Mt Warning area I took a photo of what LOOKS like a Giant barred frog which is meant to be endangered I’ve read…

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