Hi ? Last year I went to Cape York in July and asked for Sue Shepherds phone number to contact her about Golden shouldered Parrots which i did and saw some newly fledged Parrots which was amazing etc Someone emailed me the number but I can’t find it in my email history. I have friends . . . → Read More: Sue shepherd
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Good morning Birding Aussers Thank you all very much for the congratulatory messages. They’ve made my day. John Harris has pointed out that the details on my talk weren’t included in my email. It contained a great cartoon by Des Campbell, compatriot of the one and only Bo Beolens, and features both birders and crocodiles. . . . → Read More: PhD: NT Field Naturalists’ talk Evening all, Interesting with the records of Pacific Swifts today, I saw 3 Needletails (very briefly, may have been more but I was driving) at Mount Stanley Scenic Reserve in northern Victoria this afternoon. The birds were just above tree height on the entrance road to the reserve (about 200 metres past where the pine . . . → Read More: White-throated Needletail – Stanley Victoria Greetings, A guest reported seeing nearly one thousand Pacific Swifts streaming south over the Cairns Esplanade while watching from his hotel balcony. This was either the 3rd or 4th of April. I believe him to be a reliable observer. Regards, Alan — Alan’s Wildlife Tours 2 Mather Road Yungaburra 4884 Phone 07 4095 3784 Mobile . . . → Read More: Pacific swifts Friday 7/4/17 5:25pm 60+ Pacific Swift hawking across a large area of farmland around the Goolwa Airport SA. Steve Potter 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 Good morning all I will be presenting my PhD results at the next meeting of the NT Field Naturalists. Details are below. I’ve just received a letter of confirmation of my PhD. Thank you to my friends on the Birding chatline for your support over the years. Denise Lawungkurr Goodfellow PO Box 71 Darwin . . . → Read More: talk on PhD results – American birders who travel internationally as couples Hi all, Broome Bird Observatory has been sent a photo (third-hand) of a Nicobar Pigeon taken somewhere on the Dampier Peninsula near One Arm Point, north of Broome. The timestamp on the photo suggests it was taken 29th March (thanks Rohan Clarke). No further details at this stage but we’re chasing it up. BBO are . . . → Read More: Nicobar Pigeon on the Dampier Peninsula, West Kimberley Actually yesterday’s post from Kirri Hardy was about a Spangled Drongo mimicking a Pied Butcherbird, not the other way around……. Yes Grey Shrike-thrush is a good mimic, as are Drongos. By the way, there is a k in mimicking but no k in mimicry. Philip —–Original Message—– From: Birding-Aus . . . → Read More: Grey Shrike-thrush mimicry From: birdwatching . . . → Read More: FW: Orange-bellied Parrots Thinking about yesterday’s post from Kirri Hardy on a Pied Butcherbird mimicking a Spangled Drongo… I have a bush block adjacent to a birders’ haunt well known to Victorians—Rise and Shine Bush Reserve. My neighbour’s block is a Noisy Miner hangout (with the consequent reduction in bird species diversity) and every time I hear a . . . → Read More: Grey Shrike-thrush mimickry |
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