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hello all, FINALLY some big numbers of Fork-tailed Swifts have turned up on the Cairns-Port Douglas-Daintree lowlands. as far as I am aware, these are the first seen near the coast up here since early Dec when Marie Tarrant saw a few around Cairns. yesterday’s birds were MY first for the season, and their arrival . . . → Read More: Fork-tailed Swifts in BIG numbers yesterday at Lower Daintree, FNQ On Thursday, 11 January at 8:30am I saw approximately 30 White-throated Needletails circling around Burrows Park (-33.814229, 151.114767) in Ryde in the heart of the city slowly heading south towards Parramatta River. There could have been more, it wasn’t possible to tell if the same birds were circling around or there were more groups moving . . . → Read More: White-throated Needletails at Ryde, Sydney Much the same as making things fool proof, that only attracts idiots. On Sunday, January 14, 2018, Martin Butterfield < martinflab@gmail.com> wrote: > In my area I use generalized descriptions of the sites of unusual birds on > private property to try to avoid such a situation. That does at least keep > people out . . . → Read More: ONE RED-RUMPED SWALLOW with+/-20 Barn Swallows at Lower Daintree FNQ yesteday Six WTNTs were observed early this morning lazily drifting overhead the ridgeline and property in the space of 10 minutes from 6.30am (-27 14′ S / 152 47′ E). Hard to say which direction they came from and which direction they headed off in as it was more of a wide circular drift; slow and . . . → Read More: White-throated Needletails drifting over ridge-line at Kobble Creek , SEQ In my area I use generalized descriptions of the sites of unusual birds on private property to try to avoid such a situation. That does at least keep people out of the paddocks and gardens. If anyone desperately needs finer detail they can ask me and their case for access will be considered in discussion . . . → Read More: ONE RED-RUMPED SWALLOW with+/-20 Barn Swallows at Lower Daintree FNQ yesteday Tony, you might remember that the sewage pond manager threatened to have the trespassing birders arrested. As for Mataranka I heard that the goshawks left after decades of nesting in that area. Whether their departure, and the owner of that land selling up, had anything to do with trespassing birders and photographers, I don’t . . . → Read More: ONE RED-RUMPED SWALLOW with+/-20 Barn Swallows at Lower Daintree FNQ yesteday Hi all ? My little family will be having a white Christmas in Canada this year. BUT…I’m wondering if there is any birding at ALL in Winter?? We’ll fly into Vancouver…probably head across through Rocky Mountains/Canadian highway and to Calgary… Just wondering if any birds are active or visable much anywhere at that time of . . . → Read More: Birding in Canada But they don’t care. They have their tick. On Saturday, January 13, 2018, Denise Goodfellow < goodfellow@bigpond.com.au> wrote: > And the few who behave badly will spoil things for everyone. As happened > at Leanyer Sewage Ponds in Darwin and with the Red Goshawk at Mataranka. > > Denise > > On 12 Jan 2018, . . . → Read More: ONE RED-RUMPED SWALLOW with+/-20 Barn Swallows at Lower Daintree FNQ yesteday See www.livescience.com/61374-first-hybrid-bird-amazon.html 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 If it was my property I’d get the cops in. I know the place, been there a few times, but have never ventured into the driveway, it’s obviously private. If anyone knows who some of these trespassers are lets name them and shame them. On 12 January 2018 at 19:41, Carl Clifford < carlsclifford@gmail.com> wrote: . . . → Read More: ONE RED-RUMPED SWALLOW with+/-20 Barn Swallows at Lower Daintree FNQ yesteday |
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