G’day Peter et al. Best to make an appointment with one of the bird curators.  We dropped in to the Melbourne museum with a frozen Frogmouth recently – without an appointment.  The lady who guards the inner sanctum where the curators work was most unhelpful.  No one would answer her phone calls so she basically … Read more

This morning I found a dead Southern Boobook in Altona, presumably hit by a train during the night. I didn’t have time to do anything about it, as I was on the way to the station, so I hid it in the bushes. What should I do if it’s still there tonight? Should things like … Read more

Hi all, Thanks to everyone who responded to my RFI. Cairns Botanic Garden/Centenary Lakes, Sat, 19th June: Little Kingfisher at Saltwater Creek mangroves (distant looks) Blue Tiger Cairns Botanic Garden/Centenary Lakes, Sun, 20th June: Red-necked Crake (glimpses of one skulking through dense undergrowth; I think I now know every Scrubfowl and Brush-turkey there by name!) … Read more

A question for cockatoo people with taxonomic knowledge. Would someone advise and / or confirm that there are currently three subspecies of Glossy Black-Cockatoo recognised? I ask this because Christidis & Boles (2008) appears to provide no details on subspecies. HANZAB indicates the subspecies as one for Kangaroo Island, another for south central Queensland and … Read more

Just a couple of things re the area around Thargomindah and Hungerford. The only place where there is still water over any road is on Currawinya. All other roads are open and in good condition. Access to part of Currawinya (Lake Wyara) can be had via Kilcowera Station and all roads are open on the … Read more