Many thanks to all who replied to my request for information on the ID of the Flying Fox – feedback was almost all that it was a Black Flying Fox though there were 2 or 3 votes or suggestions for Spectacled Flying Fox – however given the diagnostic feedback and my own additional research today … Read more

Today I had a male Satin Flycatcher on the beach at Twin Waters on the Sunshine Coast. This species is a scarce passage migrant in southeast Queensland, with most birds apparently migrating south along the western slope of the Great Divide. However, some birds, like the one today, appear to hug the coastline on their … Read more

Dear All just a quick note to thank everyone who responded to me re. my requests for help on a few selected species in SW WA. I managed to see all the SW WA endemics (not Western GP of course!) during the trip, and saw all but one of my target species / sub-species: Long-billed … Read more

Some of you may remember my annual reports of Laughing Kookaburras nesting in a hole in the big Palm tree in our back garden. They’ve successfully produced a couple of young in each of the last four or five years. In the last few days a pair of Galahs have been eyeing off the nest … Read more

Gee Carol, You are really rubbing in the fact that we chose WA this year instead of staying home in wonderful rain-fed NSW. I know my birding skills have a long way to go, but try as I might, I didn’t find a Spinifexbird in three months in the Pilbara. Watching Flock Bronzewings in flight … Read more