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Not directly bird related – yet – but an interesting article with a couple of named Australians somewhat on the nose. With the realignment of so many birds into new genera one wonders if the same is happening in our neck of the clades… Clive. Birding-Aus mailing list Birding-Aus@birding-aus.org To change settings or unsubscribe visit: . . . → Read More: Taxonomic vandalism Does anyone have experience with the various Zeiss bins? My wife has Tetra, and I can’t imagine anything better. However, the online reviews rave about the Victory SF. At 3+ times the cost of the Tetra they would have to be stunning and a real leap in satisfaction. Are they? I could stretch to . . . → Read More: Binoculars If you haven’t seen the news, both species got guernsies the other day. See www.abc.net.au/news/2017-09-07/adelaide-zoo-to-help-save-endangered-orange-bellied-parrots/8881522 www.abc.net.au/news/2017-09-07/rescue-plan-for-native-bird-after-bushfires-destroyed-habitat/8881712 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 Hi all, First channel-billed cuckoo of the season heard this morning at Bronte, NSW. Cheers, Charles Hunter 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 Thx Stephen. The 3 local species are Superb, Variegated, & Red-backed. All 3 are seen at the GOMA end. I think the group/s you’ll see all along Southbank are Superbs. JLA jlukin01@gmail.com This note’s from the mobile. > On 8 Sep. 2017, at 11:21 am, stgec@bigpond.com wrote: > > Judith, > Interested in your . . . → Read More: Fairy wrens Greetings all There is a resident population of Scrubwrens living in the vegetation lining the sandstone cliff into which Woolwich Dock is emplaced. (www.harbourtrust.gov.au/visit/woolwich-dock-parklands) Regards Robert — Robert Curran 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 Along Southbank in inner Brisbane the 3 local Fairy-Wren spp. live in shrubs & grasses among the concrete & crowds. Some years ago during a small study of sightings histories for these birds, I found it notable that correlating records/maps showed no cuckoos in this location. Judith JLA jlukin01@gmail.com This note’s from the mobile. . . . → Read More: Denizens of the inner city [cf “Scrubwrens in inner west Sydney”] Hi all, Was in Perisher for some skiing on the weekend. On the way there, above the snowline (within the last 10k before reaching Perisher) I saw several robins on the roadside in the snow (singly, not a group) which I assumed to be Flame Robins. I was with the family, so did not have . . . → Read More: Flame robins/Scarlet robins Hi everyone I live in Dulwich Hill along the light rail / Greenway corridor. There are a resident pair of White-browed scrubwren living in the adjacent bushcare site and nearby weedy thickets. The pair frequently visit my small garden to use the birdbath and to feed amongst my thick plantings. I know there are probably . . . → Read More: Scrubwrens in inner west Sydney Hi all, For those of you who haven’t received your lastest WA Bird Notes yet, we will be trying for another weekend of pelagic trips off Albany in November – Saturday 18th & 19th. If you’d like a place on one or both days, please let me know Cheers, John Birding-Aus mailing list Birding-Aus@birding-aus.org To . . . → Read More: Albany Pelagic Trips 18 & 19 November |
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