An interesting article about how Sydney birds around Circular Quay are adapting to the absence of tourists and locals. Chris Gregory https://www.sydneyoperahouse.com/digital/articles/community/spare-a-thought-for-the-birds-of-circular-quay.html?utm_source=fb&utm_medium=paid&utm_campaign=written-content-ao_n_sp_cons&utm_content=cold_nsw_P18%2B_interests_na_birds+-+Copy&utm_term=birds-of-circular-quay&fbclid=IwAR1e2yl_yFPK-2dOOtvwHgD6DjBWLnEmOJpDLu8msP4ymZ5D6UUZ5K7rp_4_aem_Afe4_eyn6h4zZsi8gUoEaFj0LErD58yI_F3FJ0NBYTPtDRUB47h4kW0FpqTetfF76F9jx5iPzYwIFCoPw-NtscdqdGN-Z49OHcTTn2yd5LnVs-8fgLK9Z-KEP7qRSS6hKBM

This lurida (Rainforest or Red Boobook) began calling by our house at Topaz at 2250 and carried on constantly until 2354. It was a bright moonlit night and I was surprised it was so vocal, calling about 20 times per minute or once every 3 seconds, so it gave over 1000 calls in that time … Read more

We have a pair of Whistling Kites nesting in a tree close to our house.  From the times given in HANZAB I suspect is around a week until hatching.  I am keeping an eye on them to see what I can learn about the process. The thought has occurred that if anyone is studying Kite breeding there … Read more

Just heard my first CBC for the season, in Hunters Hill NSW.  Happy spring everyone!  Alistair 

The advent of the third decade of the twenty first century has delivered overlapping health and climate crises. These have impacted on our birding and travel activities. Covid restrictions have ruled out overseas travel, and interstate ventures are uncertain. The repeated experience of trips cancelled at the last moment means that travel planning has become … Read more