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Australia's only mainland Gannet colony

Our first stop was the windswept gannet colony at Point Danger, five minutes drive from Portland. We met with Ewan Lovell and David Williams who tend the site, along with their faithful canine companions, Reamma and Elma. These shaggy white ... [>>]

Trip Reports

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Lord Howe Island Pelagic Trip

A great afternoon offshore from Lord Howe Island, with berley to bring…

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Johanna Beach: a Place of Two …

Johanna Beach is one of the most spectacular places on the Great Ocean…

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Mt. Glorious

A morning in the Maiala section of D'aguilar National Park. This is th…

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New Year at Wilsons Promontory

Wow, what a New Year! Friends invited us to share a campsite at Wilson…

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Other Field Reports

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Little Stint, Perth A Little Stint at Nairns, Mandurah (1 hr south of Perth). Found 3 January, relocated on the morning of the 4th.
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Little Curlews, Amberley, Brisbane, Qld A group of 3 Little Curlew have turned up at Amberley RAAF Base west of Brisbane.  This is a military base, but ...
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Australian Painted Snipe, Rosewood, Qld A pair of Australian Painted Snipe have been seen at Rosewood Wetlands, Rosewood, QLD.  This site is near Brisba...
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Princess Parrots, Neale Junction Princess Parrots reported at Neale Junction via Eremaea.
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Bird-O

The Challenge Bird Count, a 64-year Legacy
Within a 25km radius just outside Melbourne live examples of one quarter of Australia’s birds. [>>]
Hoopoe: King Solomon’s Messenger Bird
Omar said, “Today the descendent of Solomon’s Hudhud lives here in the gardens of the Temple Mount. It is a ... [>>]
Wetland Birds Arrive in Droves (and car parks)
As we enter another year of high rainfall, inland breeding will become even more prolific ... our wetlands will be ... [>>]
A Ghost in Daylight
There are some birds that it's hard to imagine really exist until you see one. Buff-breasted Buttonquail is one of ... [>>]
The Lewis’s Woodpecker
We were nearing the end of our journey and everywhere around us were the signs of an aging year.  The ... [>>]
Contribute to the lyrebird film and receive benefits!
... you now have the chance to be personally involved with the production of "The Message of the Lyrebird" [>>]
An ‘Exhibition’ of Australian Painted Snipe
What do you call a group of Painted Snipe? An 'Exhibition?' [>>]
What about Boobies?!
I challenge anyone to swear that on mention of 'boobies' or being shown a picture of two boobies, that a ... [>>]
Another First – Eurasian Hoopoe in Broome
When Kimberly Onton, Chris Hassell, Arthur Keates and Maarten Hulzebosch stopped for lunch at the Roebuck Plains Roadhouse, the last ... [>>]
Stejneger’s Petrel, a long awaited first for Australia
This week, Greg Robert’s had the honour of announcing that Paul Walbridge had confirmed the identity of a petrel seen ... [>>]

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Papuan Frogmouth (Podargus papuensis)

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