On Wed, 4 Dec 2019 at 08:27, Gary Wright <gary.wright.email@gmail.com> wrote: A few days ago a pallid cuckoo fledging announced itself in our yard by its constant calling.  Upon locating it we found a pair of spiny cheeked honeyeaters feeding  it.  We didn't hear it yesterday and wondered where it had got to.  When I … Read more

I was driving south on Grubb Road at Wallington when three quite large ducklings crossed the road in front of me. I think that they were attempting to get to the reservoir on the eastern side of Grubb Road. Apart from their size, what stood out for me was their different colours, all of which were … Read more

Hi all Looked out my window at 6.15 this morning (Como on the Woronora River, Southern Sydney, 33,59,59S, 151,03,54E) and saw what I’m fairly sure was a cockatiel going past. Assuming my id is correct, what’s the odds this was a drought refugee v. an aviary escapee?   Paul

This morning I was watching an Australian Raven doing a pair-bonding or territorial display where it would fly up from a tree and glide back to the top of the tree moving its wings backwards and forwards (not up and down!). Is there a verb for this action? — John LeonardCanberra

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