Thanks to Darryel and Johnny and Gavin&Max for their bower locations! Wll try and check some out this weekend. Richard...
Richard Noske
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Sep 1, 2004 7:09 am
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Hi all, Recieved a message while I was in Darwin from a birder travelling back down south that there is a dead red goshawk near Warloch Ponds. I've asked the ...
Scoccimarro, Rhonda
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Sep 2, 2004 2:29 am
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Parks and Wildlife would like this specimen collected both to retain for the museum in Darwin and to take a sample for some dna reasearch being done by a ...
Chatto, Ray
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Sep 2, 2004 3:08 am
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Hi All, this morning Sheryl and I ventured out to Gunn pt in search for the elusive Dowitcher, Nice drive, from result of seeing 2 Bobs (Common S/P) and 2...
I managed to get some photos of what I believe to be the 2 Brown Songlarks on the airport this afternoon. They appear to be a pair or at least stay in close...
I forgot to add ........ They are somewhat smaller than Aust. Pratincole and larger than Richard's Pipit (sorry about the poor focus) Note the distinct dark...
This is nothing special but it delighted me: an Australian hobby cruised up Oriole Street in Wulagi last night. I think this is one of the most beautiful of...
Does anybody have Maria Bellio's phone number. If so please leave me message on 89 484454. Ta richard Dr Richard Noske Senior Lecturer in Biology School of...
Richard Noske
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Sep 3, 2004 8:13 am
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Hi Richard these are Maria's Phon numbers work 08 89201181 and home number 08 89832165 I am an uncle now. Cool. Also my talk in December is booked in. Will you...
Hi All This morning at Nightcliff Rocks, 10 species of migratory waders present, mostly Greater Sand Plovers but some beautifully coloured Grey and Pacific...
At Fiddlers Lane, Knuckey Lagoons, late Sat afternoon, with Nigel, Bob & Vera Radnell and a couple of visiting birders we had great views of a Black Falcon...
Glad to see them back. Normally there's a couple around in the latter part of August, but this seems to be the first sighting this season. The Oriental...
There was a male Eclectus Parrot perched on powerlines along the Nightcliff end of Rapid Creek road this morning. Seems to be a few pet parrots allowed out in...
Vielen dank, Golo richard ... From: Golo Maurer [mailto:golo.maurer@...] Sent: Friday, 3 September 2004 19:32 To: ntbirds@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re:...
Richard Noske
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Sep 7, 2004 1:54 pm
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Hi all Just before seeing Sheryl's black falcon at Fidler's Lagoon, we saw a great egret eating what I at first thought was a 35cm water python. On reflection,...
I witnessed interesting behaviour by a little-ringed plover at the Leanyer sewerage farm the other night. The bird - an adult in non- breeding plumage, despite...
This foot-tapping is well documented for several species of plover, including apparently Grey and Golden. I've seen it quite a bit myself (including with LRP...
Black-fronted Dotterels and Red-kneed Dotterels also "foot tremble' or 'foot tap" both on mud and in very shallow water. I have photos of them both doing it. ...
Don and Llane Hadden
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Sep 10, 2004 5:13 am
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A Black Necked Stork on the airport this afternoon was spreading it's wings, jumping around and running in short bursts. I couldn't decide if it was trying to...
Masked lapwings are great tappers! So it may be a plover-snipe thing, or something for short-grass species (damp or otherwise) Richard ... From: nigeladlam2000...
Richard Noske
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Sep 10, 2004 8:42 am
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There were three White-winged Black Terns at the sewage works this morning. Little Ringed Plover also there still. A few Radjah Shelduck, but no other ducks....
I have just been down to the Timber Creek area for several days doing field work for my organisation and managed to make a few bird observations on the side....
Gavin and Meg O'Brien
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Sep 12, 2004 12:45 am
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When Bas and I went down to Katherine a few weeks ago we called into the Pine Creek sewage ponds and saw Coot there. I've seen them there previously also. I'd...
I haven't got notes to hand, but these details are close enough. In July 2001 James Watson and I saw an active Long-tailed Finch nest under the roof of a small...
Hello All, I have observed a few species from the dotterel group foot tapping. One out of the norm was a Silver Gull foot tapping while walking backward, ...