Study examines memory in expert birdwatchershttps://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2022/07/220707100910.htm According to a new study that examined memory in expert birdwatchers, having expert knowledge in a subject helps us memorize new information. This is because, while forgetting often happens when similar memories interfere with each other, expert knowledge provides a mental organizational structure, or scaffolding, that helps us keep … Read more

Hi there… Just wondering if Mareeba wetlands is open? If so…is the BT Finch still found there most likely at this time of year?? Also I can’t look at Ebird right now so can’t check this info as I havnt loaded it to phone properly so don’t direct me there for info.. Just need some … Read more

Hi Folks I think I have just been threatened by a lyrebird. I was collecting mulch at dusk (spotted gum bark at the base of a large spotted gum) in the bushed part of our property near Central Tilba (South Coast, NSW), when I was startled by a very loud call close that I did … Read more

Apologies if this has been posted before, but I just heard that well known Townsville and Cairns birder Rolf Jensen died in hospital in Cairns in April. He had been sick for some years with cancer of the jaw, but it was still a shock. He was originally from South Africa, worked a lot in … Read more

The following is a digest of Sightings Reported on Birdpedia for the period Monday, June 27, 2022 to Sunday, July 3, 2022: Area: SA Location: Bool Lagoon Naracoorte Flame Robin (Petroica phoenicea) (1) Flame Robin male and female birds foraging on the ground on the track leading down to Hacks Lagoon. Reported by: Winston Syson … Read more