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  1. The Bosun

    In the samphire - Port Adelaide Sth Aust

    We were out yesterday at Mutton Cove on the Port River in Adelaide Sth Aust, looking to see if any shorebirds had arrived in their annual trip from breeding in Siberia. Luck to find 3. one still with breeding colours. While looking, we noticed several unidentified birds singing and flying in...
  2. The Bosun

    Honeyeater or similar? Riverland South Australia

    We were walking along a track in a reserve on the edge of the Murray River in Berri, South Australia and got a few pics of this bird high in a tree. Quality not too good, but hopefully someone can identify. Have been through 3 Field Guides with no success. Looks like some of our honeyeaters...
  3. The Bosun

    Brownhill Creek, South Australia

    Not good pics, but all we managed for this little beauty. Sighted at Brownhill Creek Conservation Park, South Australia, amongst Superb Fairy-wrens, Red-browed Finches and Silvereyes. Any thoughts would be appreciated.
  4. The Bosun

    Duck mystery - Aelaide South Australia

    Have notice this Duck in or local patch, but have been unable to identify. Any ideas appreciated. Thanks. :t:
  5. The Bosun

    Loss of the East Asian-Australasian Flyway

    Much has been said of the loss of wetlands etc that form a part of the East Asian-Australasian Flyway, the avenue used by shorebirds/waders in their movement from their northern breeding grounds to the southern retreats in southern Asia and Australia. In South Australia, Birds SA has commenced...
  6. The Bosun

    Help on ID please - Victor Harbor, South Australia.

    We sighted this bird near the outlet of the Inman River in Victor Harbor, South Australia. I have looked through my Michael Morcombe Field Guide and cannot ID this one. Any ideas please.
  7. The Bosun

    Hooded Dotterel

    Discussion thread for Hooded Dotterel. If you would like to add a comment, click the Post Reply button. I have started this discussion after some questions to Delia Todd regarding the naming of this bird in Opus. The bird is endemic to Australia and is now generally referred to in Australia as...
  8. The Bosun

    Wren-ish, West Beach, South Australia

    Had a new face visit our local patch on Saturday - in fact at last 4 of them. Sat low on branches and reeds, just above the water level of the local lake, but very flighty / hoppy, so difficult to get a good pic. These are the best, with a lot of cropping. Thanks.
  9. The Bosun

    Black-shouldered Kite.

    I must start this by saying that I have never had a good, confirmed sighting of a raptor near my home. That all changed yesterday, driving home past Adelaide Airport, we sighted a hovering raptor. We were able to turn around for a second look and, from the black under the wings, were able to...
  10. The Bosun

    Shorebirds 2020

    Judy & I attended a Shorebirds 2020 seminar yesterday. Shorebirds 2020 is a project being run by Birds Australia, in conjunction with the Australian Government, to ascertain the decline in the populations of shorebirds within Australia. Many of the shorebirds within Australia & New Zealand...
  11. The Bosun

    Swelter Down Under

    Another weekend swelter has come and gone in Adelaide. Saturday 39C, Sunday 42C & today 43C, but a cool change coming, so now it is hot & sticky, very tropical. B (: Sunday had a wonderful morning. Judy & I went for a swim at West Beach about 10am. During the swim, in waste deep water, we...
  12. The Bosun

    Seabird - Adelaide, South Australia

    We came across this flock of about 100 birds yesterday, about half a mile off-shore. Could not get too close, as they took flight, but this shot does give a view of both upper & lower wings. Any thoughts would be appreciated, thanks.
  13. The Bosun

    Sea bird? - Lyttelton (Christchurch), New Zealand

    We photographed this bird as the cruise ship we were on docked at Lyttelton, the port of Christchurch, New Zealand, back in January. So far have not been able to identify. Any ideas would be appreciated, thanks.
  14. The Bosun

    About 10cms - Goolwa, South Australia

    We had several of these little ones alongside our car, parked near the Murray River in Goolwa, South Australia. Very small (about 10cm length). Typical small bird - very quick. Have found a few similar in my reference book, but not good enough to confirm. Any ideas, thanks?
  15. The Bosun

    Woodswallow / Butcherbird? - Queensland, Aust

    Another bird we are uncertain of, from out trip to Queensland last month. Two options we have considered are the juvie White-breasted Woodswallow & the juvie Butcherbird (pied or grey) - but neither are clear. While the white breast leads me to the Butcherbird, the blue bill leans towards the...
  16. The Bosun

    A little cutie - Noosa, Queensland, Australia

    During our recent trip to the Sunshine Coast, we met this cute little fella, near the Laguna Lookout atop Noosa Hill and have not been able to identify. It was a small bird, about 15 - 17cms, searching on the ground. Any help, comments or thoughts would be appreciated.
  17. The Bosun

    Breeding program abandoned for one of Australia's rarest birds - ABC Australia

    ABC Australia's 7:30 Report today reported that the Queensland state government has abandoned a captive breeding program for one of Australia's rarest birds - the Eastern Bristlebird, having as few as 50 left in the wild. The report can be read and viewed at...
  18. The Bosun

    Aussie Outback Desert Comes To Life (ABC Australia News)

    Most know that Australia's "Outback" is a dry, desolate, harsh environment. recent rains in Queensland have now flowed to Lake Eyre in outback South Australia, my "backyard". The following link to the Australian Broadcasting Commission's News service shows an interesting insight into what is...
  19. The Bosun

    Aussie Desert Comes To Life

    As most know,the "Outback" of Australia is a harsh, dry & desolate place. This is my "back door" & not good place for birding - unless it rains. Recent floods in Queensland have now flowed to Outback South Australia, putting water into Lake Eyre. Somehow, tens of thousands of waterbirds -...
  20. The Bosun

    Kodak

    I am relatively new to birding and have been getting by with a Kodak DX 6490 digital. I have been reading about adding a telephoto lens, by way of a lens adapter - not perfect, but all I can afford at the moment. I have read on the internet about quite a few people using the, but no one says...
  21. The Bosun

    Skuas - Arctic or Pomarine - Adelaide, South Australia

    I was out sailing over Easter and was fascinated in watching an airborn battle between a bird I had not previously seen (or at least noticed, having only started birding last year) & a tern. My subsequent research suggested to me that the attacking bird, all brown in colour, may have been a...
  22. The Bosun

    Brownhill Creek Caravan Park

    We purchased a camper trailer just before Christmas and decided it that a "test run" was a good idea. We booked into the Brownhill Creek Caravan Park for the past two nights. This park is about 20 minutes from home and only about 15 minutes from the centre of Adelaide, but is located in the...
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