Just had our first Brush Cuckoo and Little Bronze Cuckoo for the year. Have been recording the arrivals for 10 years and this our earliest record for both here at Kobble Creek near Samsonvale, Qld

I have just returned from guiding 14 day off track walk in Mitchell falls area for a tour company. We saw black grasswren on three occasions, the first in the middle of the day within a couple of minutes of leaving the campground. Good views. This was not far from the spot for birders or … Read more

Zino’s Petrel, Madeira, Natural Park of Madeira August 2010 © Ade Long A massive forest fire on Madeira has killed several breeding adults and 65% of this year’s chicks of Endangered Zino’s Petrel. Funds are urgently needed for emergency conservation work before the winter sets in. see www.justgiving.com/zinos-petrel-disaster More information and images on BirdLife website … Read more

A brief interview by the ABC’s Science Show’s Robin Williams with irrepressible Israeli ornithologist, Yossi Leshem. It covers a broad range of topics – from world peace to an adulterous stork. Professor Leshem visited Australia last month on fundraising business, giving only a couple of public talks. Those who heard him found him fascinating. http://www.abc.net.au/rn/scienceshow/default.htm … Read more

Back from a week in Mackay and firstly, many thanks to those who provided valuable advice; Tony Ashton, Nicole Spillane, Carl Billingham and Tess Brickhill in Mackay. What a great resource this group is! Thanks folks Up at Eungella there was success on the first morning despite severe cyclone damage to the rainforest in some … Read more