Sunday, June 30, 2013

Another Vagrant.... Pink-eared Duck

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     About 4 weeks ago, a report of yet more vagrant ducks at Gould's Lagoon at Granton in southern Tasmania, found me scurrying off to ...
Wednesday, May 29, 2013

Togetherness.....Banded Stilt

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     Driving back from South Arm a couple of weeks back, I noticed a group of predominentlyy white birds a hundred or more metres away which...
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Thursday, May 09, 2013

Suburban Cattle Egret

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    A recurring back "issue" has limited my birding opportunities, so the following event was gratefully received.       I was re...
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Wednesday, March 27, 2013

Back to "Gould's"......Freckled Duck

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         A report of 3 Freckled Duck at Gould's Lagoon last weekend by Lachie Clark, had me scurrying off to "Gould's" e...
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Sunday, February 24, 2013

Gould's Lagoon... The "Others"

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Before the "excitement" at Gould's Lagoon over the sightings of two Baillon's Crakes (see previous blog) becomes a dista...
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Friday, February 01, 2013

Baillon's Crake at Gould's Lagoon

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  Gould's Lagoon, near Granton, in southern Tasmania, has this summer become something of a Mecca for many local and visiting birders. T...
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Friday, December 21, 2012

Season's Greetings

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                     H ave a happy, fulfilling, and safe, Christmas & N ew Year .
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Sunday, December 16, 2012

Worth a Visit........Pilcher's Hill Reserve

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Satin Flycatcher (male) Over the last few months I've been surveying bird populations in some of the reserves in the Clarence Ci...
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Sunday, November 18, 2012

Not Far from the Madding Crowd.....Australian Reed-Warbler

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The grandchildren had opted for a visit to Zoodoo, not far from Richmond (southern Tasmania), a few weeks back. I have a somewhat ambivalen...
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Wednesday, October 03, 2012

Golden Mornings........Whistlers

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Towards the end of August, there was a noticeable increase in female Golden Whistlers in some of the coastal areas that I frequent. They we...
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Friday, September 21, 2012

More on the Early Migrants

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Well it's all happening out there, and during the last few weeks, between the showers, I've  had a few close encounters with some of...
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