The computer-disenabled Arthur and Sheryl and I saw up to 100 white- breasted woodswallows at the Leanyer sewerage farm last night. This seemed an usually...
Hi all, Yesterday (sunday 2nd March) Louise Harrison and myself saw one Hooded Parrot (male)at Yirmikmik tour vehicle parking area in Kakadu. Possibly other ...
On Tuesday 5 March: 1 Partridge Pigeon on side of main road in middle of day 1 Australian Reed Warbler at the Termite Mounds A light grey raptor soaring and...
Hi all I also saw a Black Bittern on Tuesday (4/3/08) afternoon flying across the road at the Mary River Excavation Pits while I was travelling to Darwin. Also...
While birding with a southern visitor, I saw a pack of 8 dingoes crossing Lee Pt Rd from the new Lyons housing estate early morning of Thursday Mar 6 and...
1 adult male in the mangroves at Nightcliff Rocks Wednesday morning. Arthur & Sheryl...
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Richard Noske
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Mar 13, 2008 2:02 am
Both male and female present at this location since possibly middle of last year. Saw both together at rocks last weekend. No sign of young but they may well...
Friday afternoon, 1 pair of Radjah Shelducks with 10 or 11 ducklings, 1 Barn Swallow, 1 Wood Sandpiper and at least 40 Yellow Wagtails. Arthur & Sheryl...
Yesterday at Marrakai Ck with Darryel Binns and Don Franklin, we saw a Black Bittern. We also saw a couple of Zitting Cisticola at one of the floodplains. ...
Hi All Yesterday I noticed a couple of juvenile mannikins at the ponds but was not sure what type. I went back again this morning and was lucky to find a...
Hi All Last week came across at least 20 baby shellducks in one clutch at Batchelor `ponds. Never seen so many before and nor have I seen them since but they...
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Richard Noske
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Mar 21, 2008 11:45 pm
HANZAB says up to 23 have been recorded in a clutch, but 6-15 apparently usual. Big clutches, like yours, may be result of egg dumping or brood parasitism,...
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Richard Noske
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Mar 22, 2008 12:17 am
Interesting Ron as I'm not aware of any breeding records for the Batchelor region. I observe CBMs sporadically at Coomalie Farm (close to Batchelor), but I...
Thanks Richard I will have to watch more closely as we seem to be seeing young Rajahs quite a lot out here. Usually there are just from 3 to 5 ducklings. If I...
G'day All, Did a trip down to Pine Creek on the 21/03. At the park were 8 Crested Pigeons and a Spotted Nightjar carcass. After a late trip into Umbrawarra...
Hi All, shots of the Slaty-backed Gull I took in Cooktown last week; Biggles The message is ready to be sent with the following file or link attachments: ...
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Stuart Cooney
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Mar 23, 2008 3:31 am
Hi All, Since moving to Hart’s Range at the end of January (where my wife is the new school principal), I haven’t had much of a chance to go birding....
Hi All 1. Partridge Pigeon (23/3) on El Sharana Road, Jabiru on way to rubbish dump (plus there's stacks of dragonflies along this road), Black-tailed...
One, among the hundreds of Tree Martins at sewage ponds on Sunday. Arthur & Sheryl...
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Richard Noske
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Mar 27, 2008 1:39 am
Interesting Sheryl. I haven't seen/heard a martin all March, and have been out towards Channel Island and Ludmilla mangals twice. Maybe they're very localised...
Hi All I wonder if anyone could provide me with the identity of this little brown job at the Bachelor ponds. Seems to lots of various juveniles around at the...
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Richard Noske
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Mar 27, 2008 7:39 am
Singing Bushlark, I'd have thought. Richard ________________________________ From: ntbirds@yahoogroups.com on behalf of Ron Stanton Sent: Thu 27/03/2008 1:55...
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Alaric Fisher
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Mar 27, 2008 8:06 am
yep, that's what i thought Alaric ________________________________ From: ntbirds@yahoogroups.com [mailto:ntbirds@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Richard Noske ...
Me too, Singing Bushlark, we used to get literally hundreds of these on the plains around Julia Creek Qld. Cheers Marc Jabiru NT ... From: Alaric Fisher To:...
G'day All, Last night heard a Barking Owl and this morning heard / saw a single Channel-billed Cuckoo. Also last night had our first wretched Cane Toad in the...
