Birds Articles

Happy New Year - 2016 is upon us. For me, it was ushered in at Newcastle, at a house belonging to my wife's cousin and her husband. New year's day was a quiet affair, sitting in their backyard, playing cards (500) and jotting down a list of every bird I saw as I sat...

As at the end of November my 2015 Australian bird list was a respectable 275 which, although a long way short of my 400 species goal, was very pleasing considering the busy year I had. I had also added 37 new Australian bird species to my life list, which now stands...

Spring is here!! Well, I am a believer in Spring starting after the equinox, which was on the 23rd of September, and, when I hear the first unmistakable call of a Channel-billed Cuckoo for the year, I start getting excited. This year, the first call was on the morning...