On another tangent, I do kinda miss the old days of moderating the insane conversations on Birding-Aus between Unca Tones And John Gamblin… On 29 Mar 2020, at 10:20 am, Tony Russell <pratincole08@gmail.com> wrote: This may be an interesting curiosity  but in the present circumstances I find it nothing to get too excited about.  OK as … Read more

This may be an interesting curiosity  but in the present circumstances I find it nothing to get too excited about.  OK as a temporary mental distraction I suppose, nothing more. On Sat, 28 Mar 2020 at 18:14, Penny Brockman <penny@pennydb.org> wrote: Are there any jackdaws in Australia? ——————– Penny Brockman On Sat, 28 Mar 2020, at … Read more

I think that Euan Moore has hit the nail on the head with his suggestion of Common Myna. The bill is too short to be a Magpie, the whole bird is the wrong shape to be a Blackbird and it is too small to be a Magpie or a Raven. It even has the bare … Read more

As Philip has noted, the white bird near Manyana is not a Bali Starling. Which has unmistakable blue around its eyes and a crest, Michael Sent from my iPhone 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

Are there any jackdaws in Australia? ——————– Penny Brockman On Sat, 28 Mar 2020, at 3:27 PM, David Clark wrote: It looks like a Magpie to me; shape, bill and attitude are right. Cheers David Sent from my iPad On 27 Mar 2020, at 1:32 pm, Penny Brockman <penny@pennydb.org> wrote: Difficult one. Common Blackbird?  Bill … Read more