Hi all, The Noisy Miners at my place (Como, on the Woronora River, South of Sydney) just drew my attention to  a Brown Goshawk, probably female based on size, circling above. I realised it was carrying what I assume to be prey: looked like a small bird, but hard to get a good view. I … Read more

The following is a digest of Sightings Reported on Birdpedia for the period Monday, November 2, 2020 to Sunday, November 8, 2020: Area: SA Location: Near Tolderol Game reserve Langhorne Creek Brown Songlark (Cincloramphus cruralis) (1) After leaving the reserve we heard and then saw the bird first on the power lines and then calling … Read more

I am engaged in a little project for which I am seeking information about the taxonomic treatment of Australian birds for everyday purposes, that is in field guides and regional lists and personal recording.  The eBird recording system is one example, but I know about the basis for that.  There has been a trend towards … Read more

Dear Birding-aussers,   About one hour ago I was informed by Stephen Davies’ daughter, Fran, that Stephen died peacefully in Perth around 10 am yesterday. Stephen would be well-known to many as a former President of the RAOU, its first Director, an RAOU Fellow, and a former Chair of the WA Group of the RAOU. … Read more

;widows: 2;-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;text-decoration-style: initial;text-decoration-color: initial;word-spacing:0px’>  Cooper, R.M., McAllan, I.A.W., Brandis, C.C.P. & Curtis, B.R. (2020). An Atlas of the Birds of the NSW and the ACT, Volume 3 (NSW Bird Atlassers Inc., Woolgoolga).   Darby, A. (2020). Flight Lines (Allen & Unwin, Sydney).   Gregory, P. (2020). Birds of Paradise and Bowerbirds (Bloomsbury Publishing, London). … Read more