349 results for 'birds/P0'

…Cave Gully. We were lucky enough to see both Black-faced and White-bellied Cuckoo-shrikes, Jacky Winter and a pair of Wedge-tailed Eagles, in addition to the birds listed on the survey which can be found here. Thank you to Bill Sampson for leading an excellent walk and showing us some beautiful…Read more

Birds to look out for in November Find out more about birds to see around Australia in November, including Dollarbirds, Channel-billed Cuckoos and Tree Martins Birds to look out for in November What birds might you see this month? Here are a few to look out for… Tree Martins by…Read more

Breaking: A safe Toondah Harbour in reach Minister Plibersek has proposed to reject a controversial $1.3 billion real-estate project at Queensland’s Toondah Harbour. A safe Toondah Harbour in reach: Community and birds welcome Minister’s Toondah announcement Brisbane, Queensland: Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek’s proposed decision to reject a real estate proposal…Read more

…held on Saturday 5 July at the Bendigo Water Reclamation Plant, Epsom. Water treatment plants are always good for water birds but also many bush birds. Last year we came here in autumn, so it will be interesting to see what the differences are regarding the bird numbers and mix….Read more

Birds to look out for in February Find out more about birds to see around Australia in February, including Double-banded Plovers, Black-faced Birds to look out for in February What birds might you see this month? Here are a few to look out for… Double-banded Plovers returning to south-eastern Australia…Read more

…that happens. Hattah-Kulkyne NP is approx. a four-hour drive from Castlemaine. The camping facilities are excellent and the park has a diverse range of birds and other flora and fauna. Possible birding highlights are Apostlebirds, Regent Parrot, Mallee Emu-wren, Striated Grass-wren, Chestnut Quail-thrush and if we are very lucky, Malleefowl….Read more

…There were 85 species of birds identified in our Castlemaine Region during the 4 days of last year’s Bioblitz. Read about previous years’ results and how to take part here, with more details to be added soon. Photo of Galah by Chris Timewell Know Your Birds Quiz Test your bird…Read more

…to announce that the next BirdLife Castlemaine District Branch bird walk will be held on Saturday 2 July at the Bendigo Water Reclamation Plant, Epsom. Regular birders will know how good water treatment plants can be for birding, particularly for water birds but also many bush birds. This can include…Read more

Celebrating World Parrot Day: Palm Cockatoos Palm Cockatoos are the rockstars of the bird world, but are their drumming displays an ancient instinct or a clever mimicry of human behaviour? Little drummer birds Australia’s Palm Cockatoos have wowed the world with their drumming displays, and the instruments they craft for…Read more