Here at Kobble Creek we just had our first leaden flycatcher, a female, for the year. Heard it call first and then had great views. Within a couple of minutes we also saw one of the last Rose Robins for the year here on the block. That’s capped a really nice weekend where, yesterday, we … Read more

Dear All, A new paper on the Genus Falco. Wink, M.; El-Sayed, A.-A., Ristow, D. and Gonzalez, J.: “Phylogenetic relationships in the genus Falco (Falconidae) based on mitochondrial and nuclear nucleotide sequences”, has just been completed and submitted for publication, according to a post on the new Raptor conservation newsgroup. It will be interesting to … Read more

Not sure if this one has come up as I’ve been away in Uganda, PNG, New Caledonia and Fiji and have lost the thread of what’s been happening. Anyway there’s a recent excellent and very thought provoking paper on the Phylogeny and evolution of the Meliphagoidea, the largest radiation of Australasian songbirds, by Janet L. … Read more

Hi David Here’s my Top Ten Toughest Noisy Scrub-bird (only ever managed a silhouette in five trips.)Painted SnipeBush Hen (only ever managed the back end half of this bird.)Plains WandererOriental CuckooRed GoshawkRed-chested Button-QuailRufous Crowned Emu-WrenMasked OwlLewin’s Rail Regards,Michael W ============================== To unsubscribe from this mailing list, send the message: unsubscribe (in the body of the … Read more

Only counting resident species : 1. Western Ground Parrot 2. Buff-breasted Button-quail 3. Scarlet-chested Parrot 4. Grey Falcon 5. Princess Parrot 6. White-throated Grasswren 7. Black Grasswren 8. Northern Shrike-tit 9. Mallee Whipbird 10. Australasian Painted Snipe =============================== To unsubscribe from this mailing list, send the message: unsubscribe (in the body of the message, with … Read more