It's all about the birds
Now that 2022 is done, I checked ebird for records of the species for that year. This brought up a map unburdened by any reports, with the depressing notation ‘No data for this taxon’. This contrasts with the reporting for 2022 of the relatively commonplace Orange-bellied Parrot. I had previously mentioned to this forum a … Read more
It's worth checking for Pilotbird along the creek at the entrance to Barren Grounds. All the best Richard Jordan
I’m hoping to go to Barren Grounds in the next few days…is it a good time of year to listen for and possibly miraculously see an Eastern Bristlebird? If so, is there a location at the grounds that they frequent a little more than usual? Also is there a Pilotbird area in the Sydney region … Read more
From: Wim Vader <wjm.vader@gmail.com> Sent: fredag 25. november 2022 12:28 To: Willem Jan Marinus Vader <wim.vader@uit.no> Subject: Late autumn at 70*N Late autumn at 70*N Back home in Tromsø in far northern Norway. We have no direct sunlight anymore: Mørketiden, i.e. the 2 months the sun does not rise above the … Read more
I have only seen 2 Australian Painted Snipe. This pair were first seen at the 'Cement Works Pond' on James Creek Road, near the Harwood Bridge (Pacific Hwy, M1) on 20 January 2018. We went to search for them several times before first spotting them on 27 March. We saw them again on 28 March … Read more