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Up here on the Gold Coast I have been photographing a colony of Egrets from across the water to a small island, the rookery consists of Eastern Great Egrets, Plumed Egrets , Little Egrets and now many Eastern Cattle Egrets have moved in. They are not disturbed by my presence as I’m . . . → Read More: Egrets Additional images from the finder in Sydney confirm a male Painted Quail
Once plumage settled it was much clearer that it was an adult. Just an additional record of the species turning up in unusual locations this year.
Bird has been released in suitable habitat. . . . → Read More: Thanks to all who replied so quickly to my query Any bids on ID?
Graeme Stevens
Alongside the Mangalore Flora Reserve in northern Victoria was a large bunch of Magpies… unusual… or maybe not… I’d be interested in your experiences of similar events… www.ararelitus.com/blog/super-magpie-families Chris Shaw seashore@internode.on.net +61 409 675912 www.ararelitus.com After the game, the King and the Pawn go into the same box. – Italian proverb Birding-Aus mailing list . . . → Read More: Super Magpie Families Hi all, I caught up with author and bushman John Blay for an interview last week in Eden, NSW. John has written numerous books including a trilogy about Australia’s southern forests such as On Track: Searching out The Bundian Way. John also discovered Blay’s Wattle (acacia blayana). If you love nature and birds his . . . → Read More: John Blay and the southern forests Hello All Reluctantly selling my complete set of these highly prized reference books. (Photos of each volume can be provided on request.) I haven't settled on a price just yet, but any reasonable offer will be considered. Anyone interested can contact me directly on: mikewood4370@gmail.com Regards, Mike For months a family of Purple Gallinules has taken over our back terrace, crapping all over the place in a most unsavoury fashion, retreating a few paces when chased off but always returning. Very upsetting despite our inherent love of most things Avian. Then, a mob of presumably unattached male Magpies appeared and chased away . . . → Read More: biological control, Worlds best songbird. That’d be 2021, not 2011 From: Tom Wilson Sent: Tuesday, November 2, 2021 8:16 AM To: birding aus ; Michael Tarburton Subject: First Swift Sighting – North Turramurra Sydney 2 Nov 2011 Hi All just had my first swift sighting of the year – approx 40 White-throated Needletails in a loose, circling . . . → Read More: First Swift Sighting – North Turramurra Sydney 2 Nov 2021 Hi All just had my first swift sighting of the year – approx 40 White-throated Needletails in a loose, circling group over my house. Hopefully the first of many for 2021/22 to report to Mike in April. (Mike – the 21/22 spreadsheet has been started…) Cheers Tom Wilson . . . → Read More: First Swift Sighting – North Turramurra Sydney 2 Nov 2011 Some time ago while driving on a country road close to my home in East Gippsland I hit a Magpie head on. I stopped and looked back. Immediately the other members of the Magpie family flew down to the dead or injured bird and began pecking at it vigorously as it lay there prone . . . → Read More: Magpie Injury Behaviour |
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