I am at the Mount Wood Homestead rom 25-30 September.  Does anyone know of someone who might be interested in doing some bird guiding on a day or two during that period? If so, please let me know.  Best wishes,  Alistair  0403 248 167

The following is a digest of Sightings Reported on Birdpedia for the period Monday, August 10, 2020 to Sunday, August 16, 2020: Area: SA Location: (Almost) on our Rockleigh property (20 metres outside our boundary) Australian Owlet-nightjar (Aegotheles cristatus) (1) On the hunt for bridal creeper we found a large patch under a tree. Just … Read more

We have on the Bellarine Peninsula large flocks of at least 300 Starlings flying in instant unison of directional change, scaring the tripes out of our Australian Hobby or Collared Sparrowhawk marauders that must be seeing a huge menacing single bird in action. Back to that Skylark methinks. Sent from my iPhone > On 1 … Read more

Hi Cathy, As Stephen Ambrose noted, architects are designing buildings which are not conducive to birds, nesting or roosting. In cities, targeting pigeons in particular, starlings as well. I have seen a large colony of Mynahs nesting in a hole in an ancient Angophora in Mulgoa, in the now Walleroo Nature Reserve, but that didn’t … Read more

Hello to everyone!!   Unfortunately my trusty Canon lens has reached a sad state of non-repair – or at least the repair bill quoted by Canon is totally cost prohibitive!!   So I need your help PLEASE: If anyone knows of a lens out there with the specs listed in the subject line, and that’s … Read more