Can anyone help again to identify this bird

Superb Wren fledgling

Male and female feeding a very large and very loud fledgling. I thought it was a cuckoo at first. At least it survived the recent heavy but short lived showers in this Sydney inner-west location.

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Azure Kingfisher courtship behavious

in recent months we have been witnessing what we believe is previously unrecorded/unpublished courtship behaviour by our resident Azure Kingfishers here at the Daintree River.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

Wet Tropics migrant bird movements

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

Vote rigging detected in the NZ bird of the year contest

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?

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Eaglehawk Pelagic Trip Report, October 15th 2017

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:

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Can anyone help identify this bird

Jellyfish a large part of some Albatross sp diets

see www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/10/171018113548.htm

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Singapore birding trip result

Birding Qld

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