Hi, The birds and animals continue coming…this time, an almost mythical bird from the Atherton Tablelands, Chestnut-breasted Cuckoo. We added Boyd’s Forest Dragon and Northern Leaf-tailed Gecko to our list yesterday (just outside our rooms at Kingfisher Park). We have Del Richards to thank for the Cuckoo. http://bird-o.com/2010/07/05/chestnut-breasted_cuckoo/ More to come. Black-throated Finches today and … Read more

All I am planning a trip into the outback in late August or early September to look for some of the arid country specialities. Birds on my hit list include Letter-winged Kite, Grey Falcon, Grey Grasswren and Inland Dotterel, plus Banded Whiteface if time permits. I have a Subaru Forester which I am happy to … Read more

Does anyone know of a way to enter “Sahul” as a region on Eremaea in order to create a species list? Thanks,David =============================== 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 ===============================

At Banyule Swamp (Heidelberg, Vic) – the four young Black Swans are now showing black wing-feathers. They seem to have been exiled to the south end, away from their parents. The old birds are by the old nest; one was adding plant material to it, at one point standing on it and reaching down to … Read more

Yesterday walked round Banyule Flats with Richard Loyn. He spotted two Scarlet Honeyeaters at the south end of the Windmill or Shortcut Track, still feeding on Grey Mistletoe, with two Eastern Spinebills. I found them very difficult to identify against a grey sky. Anthea Fleming =============================== To unsubscribe from this mailing list, send the message: … Read more