Greetings from a small white world

GREETINGS FROM A SMALL WHITE WORLD One of the first pieces I sent in to the bird lists, in 1997 (time flies), was called "snow snow snow". That winter we had the great snow winter in northern Norway, and I wrote my first contributions as a reaction on the many spring stories on the . . . → Read More: Greetings from a small white world

Birdpedia – Australia – Weekly Digest

The following is a digest of Sightings Reported on Birdpedia for the period Monday, March 23, 2020 to Sunday, March 29, 2020:

Area: SA

Location: In our St Peters garden

Nankeen Kestrel (Falco cenchroides) (1) Kestrels have been flying over the same road our home (very occasionally), but this was the first to actually put . . . → Read More: Birdpedia – Australia – Weekly Digest

Birdpedia – Australia – Weekly Digest

The following is a digest of Sightings Reported on Birdpedia for the period Monday, March 16, 2020 to Sunday, March 22, 2020:

Area: SA

Location: In our jungle-like St Peters garden

Noisy Miner (Manorina melanocephala) (1) The inevitable has happened at last. Our first noisy miner ever seen, perched in our huge gum tree. They . . . → Read More: Birdpedia – Australia – Weekly Digest

Mallee emu wren

Hi all I’m wondering if Mallee-emu wren is still found at corner of Nowingi track Hattah-Kulkyne NP ?? I saw it there years ago and will be there again in the area in the next few days..

Thanks Kirri

Reply to:

neways34@yahoo.com.au

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White-throated Needletails in FNQ

Hi Mike,

On Sunday 08/03/2020 at approx. 4:30pm I recorded a minimum of 7 WTNT flying north low over the McLeod River, about 15kms NW of Mt Carbine, FNQ. The weather was humid and very warm with thunderhead clouds around. It seemed the birds were tracking the river and were flying just . . . → Read More: White-throated Needletails in FNQ

“Wings on King’ call for volunteer bird surveyors

Hello Everyone, As some of you will know by now, the Wings on King project, surveys birds in over 60 sites across King Island in Bass Strait.  You know – the island that produces great cheese, beef, crayfish and other delicacies. These sites are surveyed twice a year and are located on both private . . . → Read More: “Wings on King’ call for volunteer bird surveyors

Flyway citation

Hi All.

As part of our never ending and so far successful efforts by a dedicated group of us to prevent suburban development in Mulgoa Valley, one of our many defences is that the Valley is a recognised Flyway for hundreds of thousands of migratory birds.

Although this is very apparent in Spring . . . → Read More: Flyway citation

Birding-Aus Digest, Vol 77, Issue 2

Would I have seen around 20 in Donvale Victoria 11/3/20 around 1.00pm? John Rogan

—–Original Message—– From: Birding-Aus < birding-aus-bounces@birding-aus.org> On Behalf Of birding-aus-request@birding-aus.org Sent: Saturday, 7 March 2020 4:00 AM To: birding-aus@birding-aus.org Subject: Birding-Aus Digest, Vol 77, Issue 2

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WTNT at Point Nepean, Victoria

Hi Mike,

 

White-throated Needletail sightings at Point Nepean, Victoria:

 

25 February – 1 bird at 12.30pm flying east on the Monash Track, not far from Gunner’s Cottage

29 February – 8 birds at 2.05pm flying west over the Cheviot Hill Lookout

 

Regards,

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WTNT

Hi Mike,

Sunday afternoon, after a few hours hard labour, I sat down on the steps at my front gate (33,59 S, 151,04E, Woronora River, Como, south of Sydney),  and lay back to relax..

What a fantastic vision: the evening sun lighting up the orange angophora bark, brilliant blue sky, pale . . . → Read More: WTNT