G'day All, This afternoon spotted an Australian Bustard in the Beatrice Lagoons paddock opposite the communications farm along Anzac Parade. Could only see...
Had 100+ Fork-tailed Swifts at Nawurlandja Rock (near Nourlangie Rock), Kakadu NP yesterday morning (1/4/07) at 8am, some so close that I could hear their...
Marc Gardner
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Apr 1, 2007 10:31 pm
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Further to Ashley's sighting on Sunday. I saw about 10 or so Fork-tailed swifts from our bedroom window on Sunday morning and latter while as passenger on the...
A mate of mine is coming over from England next month and is desperately looking for someone to accompany him on a two day trip through Kakadu. You would leave...
G'day, I've moved up to the NT and am looking to spend a bit of my Easter weeking doing some quality birding around the Darwin area (as my only mode of...
While on a toad patrol around home last night I came across this Rufous Owl (photo attached) which seems to have scored rather well for the night. Possums can...
G'day All, Couple of sightings from Saturday morning. Nightcliff foreshore saw dozen Fork-tailed Swifts and two Beach Thick-knees. One Rufous Owl in nest tree...
Yes plenty of swifts about over last week. I saw about 8 Black Kites over Holmes Jungle yesterday, very close to the rubbish tip, of course. Also saw large mob...
Richard Noske
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Apr 9, 2007 9:34 am
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1 Banded Fruit-dove was seen flying by Max Mace and some of the butterfliers at Yurmikmik, Kakadu on Saturday April 7. Arthur & Sheryl...
I had a close encounter late Sunday afternoon. As I came out from the back door of the museum I had to use my handerchief, so took it out of pocket, flipped it...
On our way to Pine Creek on Good Friday, we counted 21 Dollarbirds and hundreds of Fork-tailed Swifts hawking for insects above water not far south of Adelaide...
yes it is becoming dragonfly city. Jeff even became distracted from photographing all the birds at Fogg Dam last Friday and he took photos of what we think are...
1 Rufous Owl perched on favourite roost near toilets in the botanic gardens on Sunday Apr 15. Maybe the female is nesting? Are they using the old nest tree? ...
Dear all, Please find listed below the abstracts of papers and posters presented at the recent Ethnoornithology Symposium, entitled /"Birds in culture and...
Thanks Robert. Did you present yourself? Did I tell you that Sonia Tidemann is editing a book on ethno-ornithology to be published in UK? Came out of the round...
Richard Noske
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Apr 19, 2007 8:23 am
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One adult + 3 young reported at McMinn's Lagoon on 17/4. Sheryl...
This afternoon (Friday), not far from the lower toilets (i.e usual location). One was somewhat obscured by vegetation, the other a metre away on the same...
Don Franklin & Christ...
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Apr 20, 2007 7:14 am
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Yesterday, Meg and I located a white swan nesting on the Neckar River running through Heidelberg (Germany) about 20 metres from a main road. No more than two...
Three days ago watched a Hobby dive on a dollar-bird perched atop a dead mangrove at Nightcliff. Was it really taking on a bird so big? Yesterday while...
Richard Noske
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Apr 23, 2007 5:58 am
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G'day All, Saw my first White-breasted Woodswallows for the year around Marrara this afternoon. I realise that they remain in some locations, like East Point,...
Yep agreed, 100s of Sacreds as expected, as well as Bee-eaters, building up in numbers, perhaps fattening up before their trip to Indonesia. Magpie-larks have...
Richard Noske
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Apr 25, 2007 8:54 am
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Two Gouldian Finches seen yesterday at Copperfield Dam, near Pine Creek while searching, unsuccessfully for Black-tailed Treecreeper. (Not a bad trade-off I...
Gavin's interesting observation about aggressive mute swans reminds me of a fight I witnessed between two cobs in Britain. The dispute was over a pen (of...
Red backed kingfishes here at tye Old Telegraph station, calling regularly and the channel billed cuckoo,s have left town, although there are supposly resident...
Richard I agree about the Drongos, I am suddenly hearing them around home and have been for the past few weeks. Also noticed them in Uni grounds cycling to...
Heather Moorcroft
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Apr 26, 2007 4:00 am
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Seen and photographed by Lyn & Brian Reid last weekend at Gorrie Rd, south of Mataranka. Sheryl...
G'day All, Last Saturday did a trip down to Douglas Daly area. At the Daly River end of Oolloo Road saw 4 Bustards and a small flock of Crested Pigeons. Also...
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