Hi all, First Channel-billed Cuckoo of the season in Beecroft (N.W Sydney), heard and seen this morning. Cheers Peter Madvig =============================== To unsubscribe from this mailing list, send the message: unsubscribe (in the body of the message, with no Subject line) to: birding-aus-request@vicnet.net.au http://birding-aus.org ===============================

Hi All, White-throated Nightjars were heard calling for the first time this season, last night, 29-30 August, at home near Gibraltar Range, NSW. They don’t seem to winter here, but are late to leave in april/may. Varied Triller, King Quail, good numbers (5-10) of Glossy Black Cockatoos, and Lewin’s Rail (pair heard) also recently recorded. … Read more

Hi, Andrew Stafford wrote, on Bird-O a couple of weeks ago “my vision of the “proper” list of Australian birds is a conservative and frankly outdated one: in essence, by not including birds from external territories on my list”. No comments yet, which I suppose means the Australian birding community is quite happy to continue … Read more

No it wouldn’t be the first record for Satin Flycatcher for the Top End. I’ve a record from Douglas Hot Springs, July 1988, and there’s another from Anbangbang Billabong, Kakadu mid-1991 (Annotated List of Birds of the Top End, Thompson & Goodfellow, 1989). Also there’s an unattributed note in the Annotated List (could be Estbergs, … Read more

Hi all Last week I photographed a Splendid Fairy-wren in central Australia. Did I photograph race musgravi as suggested by Morcombe 2003, or did I photograph race callainus as suggested by Pizzey 2007? A photo of the bird in question can be found here: http://www.fluidr.com/photos/jonthornton/sets/72157624573811902. We did not see any Princess Parrots last week. We … Read more