Hi all, A last-minute vacancy has arisen on our seven day 6 grasswren tour, commencing in Adelaide on 17 October. Not only will we look for various grasswren species, we have nesting Grey Falcons, as well as Gibberbirds Flock Bronzewing, Banded Whiteface, & many other good outback species lined up. The tour will go up … Read more

G’day Folks I had a pleasure of a fragrant walk to the Pinnacle in the Springbrook National Park [several km north of the NSW border]. The Wompoos, Wonga Pigeons, Noisy Pittas and Black Faced Monarchs were all in fine voice. Regards, Laurie. 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

One has just flown over our house at Mallacoota "singing" musically – think of Miles Davis in experimental mode – as always.  An uncommon species at Mallacoota, but there are previous eBird records from Metung in late September. Martin Butterfield http://franmart.blogspot.com.au/ https://mallacootaweatherwildlife.blogspot.com/

Thanks to all those who commented or suggested. I now have the scan of the article I was seeking. I am planning to include that in a new article…..   Philip.   From: Philip Veerman [

While Zebra Finch are common around lots of Australia, Painted and especially Star Finches are not. I have some photos of them taken in the Pilbara and a “see how many bird species you can identify in one photo” picture taken close to where the rarer of the trio can be found… if you are … Read more