Hi all, I’ve just written up a trip report of my recent trip to sunny Alice Springs. For the full report with photographs see my website at http://tim-dolby.blogspot.com/ Cheers, Tim Dolby ALICE SPRINGS SEPT 2010 The Background Following a report of large numbers of Princess Parrot in the Northern Territory I booked a flight for … Read more

Hi all, Typically, I got the dates incorrect (in my previous message) for the 2010 Victorian Twitchathon. It will be held on the week of 6-7 November 2010. (Thank of all those people pointed it out!) Also the link to the Australian Birdfair was wrong – see http://australianbirdfair.org.au. It is worth noting that it will … Read more

Our Musk lorikeets are still (15 weeks) here today, though not in the numbers they were. Our first Eastern Koel called on Monday 6 September. I notice that Eremaea lists the Australian Koel at Kingfisher Park Birdwatchers Lodge near Cairns in late April, then absent until 21 August near Townsville. Cheers Peter Pine Mountain, Q============================== … Read more

Every month I am involved in “Bird Talkback” on ABC Far North in Cairns. The programme has been running over three years with a developing local audience. Last week the host was reading the newspaper on her back deck and without warning had a Helmeted Friarbird attack her (head and hair) and drew blood on … Read more

At dusk yesterday I heard a single Ground Parrot calling in wallum heath at Peregian Beach on the Sunshine Coast. This is about 1km from where I heard 2 Ground Parrots calling recently, and in the general area where locals report that even a decade ago, quite a few birds could be heard. The southern … Read more