2 new grasswrens to chase!
Not an option for those of us in Melbourne. IOC 10.2 has done some splitting to create the Opalton and Rufous Grasswrens! Virus-free. www.avast.com
Is that a Gull-billed Tern (Australian) or an Australian Tern (Gull-billed)?
And there was one at Stockton Sandspit on the Hunter Estuary last summer wasn’t there? From: Greg & Val Clancy Sent: Sunday, July 19, 2020 6:44 PM To: ‘Geoffrey Dabb’ ; birding-aus@birding-aus.org Subject: Re: [Birding-Aus] Is that a Gull-billed Tern (Australian) or an Australian Tern (Gull-billed)? The ‘Northern’ or ‘Common’ Gull-billed Tern also … Read more
Is that a Gull-billed Tern (Australian) or an Australian Tern (Gull-billed)?
Isn’t the “Australian” in “Australian Tern” and “Australian Gull-billed Tern” simply to denote that it is a breeding endemic (with one recent breeding record in NZ noted)? Otherwise we could call Australian Pelican the “Largely Australian Pelican” under that logic? Australian Pied Oystercatcher and other “Australian…” species are recorded in nearby Indonesia etc. It’s the … Read more
Is that a Gull-billed Tern (Australian) or an Australian Tern (Gull-billed)?
The ‘Northern’ or ‘Common’ Gull-billed Tern also occurs occasionally in NSW. I have seen and photographed it in the Clarence Valley, north coast NSW. Greg Clancy From: Birding-Aus <birding-aus-bounces@birding-aus.org> On Behalf Of Geoffrey DabbSent: Sunday, July 19, 2020 4:32 PMTo: birding-aus@birding-aus.orgSubject: [Birding-Aus] Is that a Gull-billed Tern (Australian) or an Australian Tern (Gull-billed)? … Read more