Some awkward comment on a global crisis. I had been waiting for an opportunity to write a message like this when I did see a reasonable size flock of ravens about 3 weeks ago whilst driving near home. I don’t know which species. I thought will I / won’t I make the pun. I am … Read more

Dear fellow birdwatchers, Corona has changed our lives and we want to study its influence on birdwatching activities in different countries. Please help us and answer a few simple questions. The questionnaire is in seven different languages and takes 2 (two) minutes. The study is run by Piotr Tryjanowski (University of Poznan) and Christoph Randler … Read more

The following is a digest of Sightings Reported on Birdpedia for the period Monday, April 13, 2020 to Sunday, April 19, 2020: Area: SA Location: On our Rockleigh property Grey Shrike-thrush (Colluricincla harmonica) (2) This morning, when it was still cool, a pair of grey shrike-thrushes were on the dusty ground a metre apart doing … Read more

​ ​Tromsø Easter–not really spring as yet             From everywhere in the northern half of the world come stories of spring, flowers and nesting birds. This time a year the differences with the situation here north are at a maximum, and this year maybe even more than usually. While at … Read more

G’day avid swift scanners The flocks of WTNT I have been seeing in the hills NE of Melbourne have been reducing in size and becoming less frequent. I am aware of for the month of April; 2 sightings in Qld. 3 for NSW, 3 sightings in ACT, 7 for Vic. 1 for SA, and 7 … Read more