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in recent months we have been witnessing what we believe is previously unrecorded/unpublished courtship behaviour by our resident Azure Kingfishers here at the Daintree River. as well as the usual wing spreading and wing shivering undertaken by the presumed male, we are seeing that it postures in such a way so that the buffy-white neck . . . → Read More: Azure Kingfisher courtship behavious for the past 7 days I have witnessed southward bound Spangled Drongos between Cairns and the Daintree River on migration. they are following the coastline. what is remarkable is the sheer numbers of birds involved. most are seen between 6am-9:30am, and every time I look skyward at theses times on the coast I see them. . . . → Read More: Wet Tropics migrant bird movements See: www.theguardian.com/environment/2017/oct/21/kea-or-kakariki-bird-of-the-year-contest-gets-new-zealand-in-a-flap At the moment the Kea, Kereru and Kakapo are at the head of the leaderboard, and the Takapu [Gannet], Papango [Scaup], and Pipiwharauroa [Shining Cuckoo] are at the tail. See www.theguardian.com/environment/ng-interactive/2017/oct/21/new-zealand-bird-of-the-year-leaderboard-check-the-pecking-order The question is whether the Night Parrot would win an Aus bird of the year contest in 2017? Birding-Aus mailing . . . → Read More: Vote rigging detected in the NZ bird of the year contest Eaglehawk Pelagic Trip Report- October 15th, 2017 Participants: Paul Ashley, Sheila Ashley, María Llorente Corcobado, Graeme Bullock, Ian Halliday, Rob Hamilton, Mona Loofs-Samorzewski, Tony Nairn, Álvaro Díaz Pastor, Peter Vaughan, Els Wakefield and Paul Brooks (organiser and report compiler) Boat: The Pauletta, skippered by John Males, with deckhand Hugh Smith. Notes: An enjoyable trip in . . . → Read More: Eaglehawk Pelagic Trip Report, October 15th 2017 see www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/10/171018113548.htm 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 Dear Aus Birders, July / August I travelled with my family 5 weeks through Qld. I would like to thank all of you who replied to my request for info on bird rich caravan parks. Although it was birding on the side I’ve seen plenty of good birds and other wildlife. I’m still trying to . . . → Read More: Birding Qld G’day The weekend news regarding Orange-bellied Parrots is not encouraging – none of the ten OBPs that had arrived at Melaleuca were female – see www.brisbanetimes.com.au/environment/has-the-orangebellied-parrot-lurched-closer-towards-extinction-20171014-gz0yhh.html If the species doesn’t “turn the corner” it is quite possible that it won’t be too many years before OBPs are extinct in the wild and the only surviving . . . → Read More: Last Chance to See After years of intense study I found no evolutionary link between Australian Ravens (beyond Corvus coronoides closest relative being itself) and Australian Politicians, the jockstrap values as simply too large/small. However there are clear theological links and these were well traced by Q&A host Edgar Allan Poe when he put it to the Turnbutt, Shortening, . . . → Read More: Ravens in the Rubbish |
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