Hello Dean, Certainly you are right and the Little Raven is the common one there. I only know of parts of central Australia where two corvid species are common. My book about the birds of Canberra mentions this curiosity. In Canberra where I am, the Australian Raven is the common one and I have them … Read more

Hi all I’ve finally got around to posting some of the photos I took on a recent SA outback trip, on the Internet Bird Collection (which if you’re not familiar with is worth checking out). Grey Falcon http://ibc.lynxeds.com/photo/grey-falcon-falco-hypoleucos/one-bird-high-very-tall-communications-tower-next-nest-digiscoped Letter-winged Kite http://ibc.lynxeds.com/photo/letter-winged-kite-elanus-scriptus/beautiful-male-flying-overhead-against-blue-sky Letter-winged Kite (video) http://ibc.lynxeds.com/video/letter-winged-kite-elanus-scriptus/two-birds-calling-tree-then-one-flies-lands-different-tree Cinnamon Quail-thrush http://ibc.lynxeds.com/photo/cinnamon-quail-thrush-cinclosoma-cinnamomeum/male-foraging Grey Grasswren http://ibc.lynxeds.com/photo/grey-grasswren-amytornis-barbatus/one-pair-was-skulkily-foraging-lignum-bush-popped-out-twice- Chestnut-breasted White-face http://ibc.lynxeds.com/photo/chestnut-breasted-whiteface-aphelocephala-pectoralis/one-bird-group-6-showing-chestnut-breastb Enjoy! … Read more

Hello all. I am very curious about Australian Ravens (Corvus coronoides) in Melbourne. Apparently, they are not a very common bird either in the city or the suburbs, but have been spotted from time to time. What I have certainly never heard of is an Australian Raven nesting or taking permanent residence here. This is … Read more

By now I am sure that everyone has heard the wonderful news – that Banded Stilt have had an extremely successful breeding event at Lake Torrens with Alex Clarke, DENR Port Augusta, advising that over 200,000 chicks were produced. In a visit to Lake Torrens on 8th July he reported seeing thousands of juvenile stilts … Read more

On Friday 19th August I will be arriving in Alice Springs and would appreciate any recent information on anything unusual and the following birds Grey Honeyeater Grey-headed Honeyeater Black-chinned Honeyeater (golden backed race) Grey Falcon Letter-winged Kite Banded Whiteface Yellow Chat Bustard Rufous-crowned Emu-wren (seen on Santa Teresa Road site) Slaty-backed Thornbill (seen at Kunoth … Read more