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Hi, I am heading to the Mount Magnet & Paynes Find areas of Western Australia in the next two weeks and would like to know if there have been recent sightings of Western Quail-thrush, Copperback Quail-thrush or Grey Honeyeater from these areas. Thanks in advance. Birding-Aus mailing list Birding-Aus@birding-aus.org To change settings or unsubscribe visit: . . . → Read More: RFI Mount Magnet/Cue and Paynes Find areas G’day Bird enthusiasts Two months ago I had the joy of attending the bi-annual Swift conference in Poland, where the main theme of the presentations was how to bring Common Swifts back to the cities of Europe. However, I learnt from British researchers that there is a population of Common Swifts living in . . . → Read More: Pacific Swift Annual Summary 2016 Peter Lansley mentioned whether the shriketits should be split. I have no doubt about it. If you play the call of an Eastern Shriketit to a Western Shriketit it takes no notice. I spoke to Leo Joseph quite a few years ago. He thought it was likely they were different, but he doubted whether anyone . . . → Read More: Shriketits Hi All, Here’s the trip report for the pelagic that got off Eaglehawk Neck, Tasmania on Saturday 10 September 2016. Cheers, Rohan OBSERVERS: Elliot Leach, Mike Honeyman, Karen Dick, Heyn de Kock, Duade Paton, Bruce Wedderburn, Mona Loofs-Samorzewski, Jenny Ostenfeld, Paul Elliot, Michael Vaughan, George Vaughan, Els Wakefield and Rohan Clarke (report compiler). WEATHER: Heavy . . . → Read More: Pelagic trip report for Eaglehawk Neck, Tas. Saturday 10 Sep 16 Hi Carl & list, I notice in my bird books that “Round Hill Nature Reserve” is not always “open” and that we should phone Cobar office of National Parks and Wildlife. Is this step necessary? What does it mean if it is not open? From Jenny Stiles —–Original Message—– From: Carl Weber Sent: Friday, September . . . → Read More: Round Hill Question Hi all, in response to postings by John Leonard & James Mustafa among others, I agree that the spotted/yellow-rumped pardalote Pardalotus punctatus/xanthopyge group needs further taxonomic review. By the way, I studied vocalisations of the south-eastern subspecies of Striated Pardalote P. striatus (which supported their conspecificity) and cannot in fact recall writing about the spotted . . . → Read More: yellow-rumped pardalote Hi All. Any tips on best date, time and particularly places to see Northern Shrike-tit? Also should be a good season or three for Princess Parrot, any recent sightings in the wild? Here in Mulgoa Valley spring has sprung with a vengeance, very wet and soggy. A locally rare Brown Cuckoo-dove joined . . . → Read More: Northern subspp Shriketit ? Princess Parrot . Feeding tray HI Jenny, Yes that is exactly my approach to such sites. That is driving very slowly listening for activity. I recall Owlet Nightjars calling (during the day – and we saw three of them) and Turquoise Parrots were the most common Parrot encountered. It really is a special locality. Cheers, Tony —–Original Message—– From: Jenny . . . → Read More: Trip Report Round Hill – Lake Cargelligo August 26-28 2016 There was a Black-eared Cuckoo calling around Whoey Tank – day and night – on 5 and 6 September. Cheers, Richard Richard Jordan PO Box 449 Bellingen NSW 2454 Tel: 0428385677 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 Last week I drove through Normanton twice for work and saw a WB Sea Eagle feeding on carrion (just near the Flinders River) on the roadside with Wedgies and Whistling Kites. Same location each time. It struck me as unusual. Any other observations of this feeding behaviour? Cheers, Alex Sent from my iPhone M: 0419090171 . . . → Read More: WB sea eagle feeding in roadkill? |
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