by Peter Rowland | Monday, January 4, 2016 | Birds, My (Little) Big Year, New South Wales
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...
by Peter Rowland | Friday, December 4, 2015 | Australian Capital Territory, Beach, Birds, Ducks, Friends, My (Little) Big Year, Photography, Victoria, Wetlands
Could a trip to Chiltern and the Western Treatment Plant (both in Victoria), two of Australia’s top ten birding hotspots, get my (Little) Big Year back on track? Well, they are fantastic places to visit and November is my birthday month, so maybe that would...
by Peter Rowland | Friday, October 30, 2015 | Cassowary, My (Little) Big Year, Queensland
The Guinness Book of Records lists the Southern Cassowary, the world’s third largest bird, as the most dangerous bird on Earth and, having been privileged to have been within just a few centimeters of this magnificent animal, I can certainly say that they are...
by Peter Rowland | Thursday, October 1, 2015 | Beach, Birds, Family, My (Little) Big Year, New South Wales, Photography, Wetlands
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...
by Peter Rowland | Tuesday, September 1, 2015 | Birds, Cairns, Cassowary, Family, Queensland
In the year so far, up to the end of July, I have managed to see just 181 species of Australian birds, which is a long way short of my goal of 400. Given that there are only 5 months left in the year, and the 5 months from March to July saw only 59 species added to...
