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The following is a digest of Sightings Reported on Birdpedia for the period Monday, February 15, 2021 to Sunday, February 21, 2021: Area: SA Location: Gregory st Port Elliot Fork-tailed Swift (Apus pacificus) (25) Birds flew over very high from the West and carried on towards Goolwa. White-throated Needletail (Hirundapus caudacutus) (3) Birds were with . . . → Read More: Birdpedia – Australia – Weekly Digest Hi Mike (and Birding-Aus folks too),
Just wanted to let you know that Sally and I had a very nicely sized flock of Fork-tailed (Pacific) Swifts with at least 200+ birds which included at least 3 or 4 White-throated Needletails on Sunday 7/02/21 at approx. 8am. It was . . . → Read More: 2020/21 Swift records I guess the case off the Brown Streaked Flycatcher at Sandfire Roadhouse would qualify as one of the biggest megas in Australian birding history (given its rareness in its native range). It is a fascinating story if you haven’t come across it: www.abc.net.au/news/2021-02-13/new-bird-species-found-in-australia-via-poo-detection/13137184 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: The use of DNA to identify a rare vagrant in Australia Hi All, For those interested, here’s a video created in December 2020 by the excellent videographer Stuart Cohen of Bottlebrush Media, focussed on the drought recovery actions underway in Macquarie Marshes wetland system, featuring many great birds! 😊 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gYtvQEvI_nM Cheers Tim Tim Hosking Senior Wetlands and River Conservation Officer Biodiversity and . . . → Read More: Macquarie Marshes video Dec2020 An invitation to all birders VISIT King Island, GIVE US A HAND and ENJOY SOME GREAT BIRDING ‘Wings on King’ Autumn Bird Surveys 22nd-25th April, 2021 Coincides with the last weekend of direct Hobart . . . → Read More: Promotion: Bird surveys King Island, 22-25 April, 2021 Dear All, I am trying to add more tutorial videos to my Youtube channel… I made a short video for 10 tips on bird photography: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dyy3cW6rpLY It is mainly aimed at beginners, so I expect it will be a little elementary for most of the people on this list, but if you have a few . . . → Read More: constructive criticism on video I seek advice. Even though I lived in Darwin for some years I never visited the Tiwi Islands. Natalie and I are going to Darwin in April for an important family event and would like to go birding on the Tiwi Islands. I will be grateful for any advice and suggestions – accommodation, birding guides, . . . → Read More: Tiwi Islands I enquired recently about people’s experiences with the Kowa and other compact scopes. Thank you to all who replied. Does anyone out there have a Kowa TSN-553 that they don’t use and would consider selling to me? Regards Elisabeth Dark Sydney . . . → Read More: Looking for used Kowa TSN-553 scope The following is a digest of Sightings Reported on Birdpedia for the period Monday, February 8, 2021 to Sunday, February 14, 2021: Area: SA Location: Murray mouth Hindmarsh Island Goolwa Fairy Tern (Sterna nereis) (1) 4 birds flew over close to the Look out area. Reported by: Winston Syson on Tuesday, February 9, 2021 ——————————————— . . . → Read More: Birdpedia – Australia – Weekly Digest I appreciated the opportunity to watch the movie High Ground in a cinema this morning. Set in Arnhem Land in the early 20th century, it does a very good job in telling an unhappy story. The cinematography is stunning, and the bird photography and sound tracks are awesome. Not many movies feature brolgas in . . . → Read More: High Ground |
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