Ecuador

Hi birders,

Ruth and I are heading to Ecuador. We have a Galápagos trip planned, of course – but will have a week in the country before then (and have no problem with travelling). Can anyone recommend must-visit places and local guides? Also, any recommendations for field guides and/or apps?

Thanks in advance,

Paul Dodd . . . → Read More: Ecuador

Pelagic from Port macDonnell 10 December

We have another trip scheduled for 10 December fromr Port MacDonnell. If you would like to book a spot contact me directly. Cost is $140 a head and includes a BBQ lunch with tea, coffee and soft drinks. Colin.

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Bird calls for South Africa

Hi birders Could anyone recommend an app or a collection of bird call recordings I can purchase before my trip to South Africa in June next year? Ideally I’d like something like the old BOCA CDs where a person names the birds before the calls are played so I can just listen over and over . . . → Read More: Bird calls for South Africa

Birding in the Emirates

I have birded a fair bit in the Emirates when my daughter and family were living in Abu Dhabi.

Dubai is the best for stop-over for birding and there are some good guides.

I suggest you contact UAE Birding. I have been birding with them a couple of times and it was well worth the . . . → Read More: Birding in the Emirates

Help with Flycatcher Id

Ken,

It is usually difficult to name the Myiagra females and juveniles from photographs. Would help if you say exactly where in the ACT you saw it.

I would lean towards a Satin, but they should already be in their breeding territories up in the mountains by now – they don’t breed in the hills . . . → Read More: Help with Flycatcher Id

Help with Flycatcher Id

Help with identification

Old Issues of Wingspan

Hi

Does anyone need old issues of Wingspan and Birdlife magazine (plus a few Bird Observer, State of Australia’s Birds etc)?

I’ve kept a lot of them since about 2000 but i’ve run out of space due to a renovation and would like to give them away.

Please email me directly if you want any.

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How do Social Birds like corvids relate to Cuckoo Chicks

Try again – In Alice Springs a few years ago I saw a CB Cuckoo being fed in a small tree in a carpark in town by 2 Torresian Crows and between that fledgling being fed it was also being harassed by other Toressian Crows, obviously not the parents as the attackers always waited for . . . → Read More: How do Social Birds like corvids relate to Cuckoo Chicks

How do social birds like corvids relate to the cuckoo chicks raised by their neighbours?

Earlier this year I came across an immature CB Cuckoo sitting on a power line in association with its hosts. The thing was that there was quite a space between the CBC and the half dozen crows on the line. I got the impression that the crows were uneasy with the CBC in their midst.

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