Hi all, Here are the results of July survey for Orange-bellied Parrot in Victoria and South Australia: 5 OBPs Swan Bay VIC 3 OBPs Lower South East SA 3 OBPs Northern Coorong SA As can be seen by these results the number of birds recorded is extremely low. The Threatened Bird Network relies heavily on … Read more

Hi and congratulations to all those lucky people who ticked the Princess Parrots. Hopefully they will still be around next year, permits permitting or other sites forthcoming. Were there any around Jupiter Well? Did any of you notice specifically just what the Princesses were feeding on? Supposedly they eat Spinifex seed, was the spinfex seeding … Read more

g’Day all I have posted some photos of Princess Parrots including several of flying birds. Most of these pics were taken in 15 megapixel high quality JPG. If anyone wants a full size original, I can send it to you next week when I return to St Helens and to our not so high speed … Read more

Thanks for the message Elizabeth but when you said that there were Grey GOSHAWKS at Mungerannie I suspect you mean Grey FALCONS, even more exciting for most. Mike Carter 30 Canadian Bay Road Mount Eliza VIC 3930 Tel (03) 9787 7136

G’day everyone, I’m currently planning a trip to go birding for 2 days in Cairns in November. I was mostly interested in spending time around the Cairns Esplanade looking for the different shorebirds that we dont get down here. Species I am interested in seeing are Beach Stone-curlews, Dowitchers, and basically anything that you wouldn’t … Read more