Birds in Tasmania

Tasmania,island state of Australia. Alan Fletcher's occasional blog about the enjoyment of birding in Tasmania.If your interest is images, visit my pbase site (see "links"). All images are copyright owned by their authors. If you wish to use any, please ask E-mail: tassiebirds@iinet.net.au

Monday, October 30, 2006

Always Welcome

I've often wondered just how common Welcome Swallows were before European settlement in Tasmania. At the moment, almost every bridge and...

Friday, October 27, 2006

Orielton Waders

There was a time when Orielton Lagoon was at the top of many local birders list of birding venues. Two decades on from those 'halcyon...

Tuesday, October 24, 2006

Truganini Reserve--A Little Gem.

It's been a while since I birded the Truganini Reserve in Taroona, only a matter of a few kilometres from the centre of Hobart. I sough...

Sunday, October 22, 2006

Action Packed Morning.

It's all happening out there! A recent visit to the Peter Murrell Reserve at Kingston, on one of the few still days, produced a rash of ...

Thursday, October 19, 2006

Swift Parrots

I think I may be suffering from Swift Parrot Neck Syndrome! Tipped off by Gillian Lord that there were fair numbers of Swift Parrots at Sand...

Wednesday, October 18, 2006

Fish Frenzy

Perhaps it would be more correct to call it a fish ing frenzy. On a day of gale force winds that made birding difficult, if not almost imp...

Tuesday, October 17, 2006

Missed Out Again

I had a surprise visit from Bill and Els late on Sunday afternoon. They had just seen and photographed an Arctic Tern at Lewisham Lakes--the...

Sunday, October 15, 2006

World's Second Rarest Goose?

John Tongue writes: The literature for Maria Island (a very pleasant place to spend a few days of holidays) speaks of the resident Cape B...

Saturday, October 14, 2006

Meehan Range Fire. A Birders Perspective.

As many Tasmanians would be aware, a major fire on the Eastern Shore of the Derwent River, tore through the Meehan Range on Thursday and int...

Wednesday, October 11, 2006

Meehan Firetails

I spent an interesting morning in the Meehan Range on Tuesday. I had already seen Common Bronzewing, Black-headed, Strong-billed and Yellow-...

Tuesday, October 10, 2006

WYS isn't always WYG !

What you see isn't always what you get! A recent sighting (Sunday) on the Derwent Marshes at Granton, is a case in point. For a split se...

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