Just found this tucked away in the section about new books on Birdforum, from Harrison’s new Seabirds Guide (Lynx), quite amazing news: From satellite tracking data of 14 individuals of the critically endangered seabird from Reunion, it was found to be dispersing in the Arabian Sea to NW Australia (Saunier et al 2021) and the . . . → Read More: Mascarene Petrel in Australian waters
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Roasting Aggregation of Magpie Larks I don't remember what time of the year but at least 6 years ago I saw hundreds of Magpie Larks come into roost in Mangroves at Rowes Bay in Townsville. Joan Wharton On Wed, Jul 14, 2021 at 2:00 AM <birding-aus-request@birding-aus.org> wrote: Send Birding-Aus mailing list submissions to birding-aus@birding-aus.org . . . → Read More: Birding-Aus Digest, Vol 93, Issue 3 Re roosting Magpie larks. Were these Seasonal roosts ? Alan suggests that they are. Any sex bias ? Thanks Michael Sent from my iPhone > On 13 Jul 2021, at 2:00 am, birding-aus-request@birding-aus.org wrote: > > Send Birding-Aus mailing list submissions to > birding-aus@birding-aus.org > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World . . . → Read More: Birding-Aus Digest, Vol 93, Issue 2 I'm looking out my study window at the gathering of Magpie Larks that occurs around this time every day on our property on the Bellarine Peninsula. There are usually two pairs of Magpie Larks on our property and last summer one pair fledged three young so we could see up to five quite regularly. A . . . → Read More: Roosting aggregation of Magpie larks The following is a digest of Sightings Reported on Birdpedia for the period Monday, July 5, 2021 to Sunday, July 11, 2021: Area: SA Location: Port Elliot Yellow-tailed Black-Cockatoo (Calyptorhynchus funereus) (1) 70+birds were flying low in a Westerly direction towards Middleton along Port Elliot Rd Reported by: Winston Syson on Monday, July 5, 2021 . . . → Read More: Birdpedia – Australia – Weekly Digest Hi brains trust, Bill here My sister is a crossing guard at a primary school in the mornings in Melbourne. She’s just moved to a new crossing, and apparently there’s a very swoopy Magpie there that terrorises the kids in Soring. Swooping season is coming up and my sister was wondering if it might . . . → Read More: Magpie swooping advice Hi again… So the Eungella Honeyeater… I would love some guidance on where is the best location at Eungella NP to find them… And has anyone seen them recently? Thanks heaps Kirri Sent from my iPhone 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 . . . → Read More: Eungella Honeyeater The following is a digest of Sightings Reported on Birdpedia for the period Monday, June 14, 2021 to Sunday, June 20, 2021: Area: SA Location: Gregory st Port Elliot SA Crested Shrike-tit (Falcunculus frontatus) (1) Bird sighted and calling from a Australian Golden Wattle in my front garden Reported by: Winston Syson on Sunday, June . . . → Read More: Birdpedia – Australia – Weekly Digest Hi there… Hoping to go to Michelmaus Cay off Cairns in the next week or two if possible… – Just wondering is it worth it? – Are there any good seabirds on the sand spit? Is it the right time of year? – What’s the best way to get there/cheapest tour option as we don’t . . . → Read More: Michelmaus Cay advice I went with Seastar Cruises in September 2017. They go to the cay for snorkelling. You have to ask the skipper to have someone take you around the cay in a small boat to view what birds are there. I’d check with them direct about the current arrangement. Elisabeth Dark On 20 Jun 2021, . . . → Read More: Michaelmas Cay advice |
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