Archive for the 'Murray Bridge' Category

One of the birds I love hearing singing is the Common Skylark, also known as the English Skylark. This species was introduced from Britain in the 1850s and it has spread throughout south eastern Australia. While it is widespread my experience of this species is that it is not abundant anywhere but present in small […]

I received a tip off from a fellow birder that a bird I hadn’t seen for some time had been seen in the local wetlands just five minutes drive from home. I had some business to attend to in the business section of town so I took the opportunity to do some birding on my […]

The bird life in our garden seems to have moved up a few notches in the activity levels in recent days. With the extended period of dry, warmer weather - more spring-like than winter despite what the calendar says - birds are becoming quite active. I haven’t taken the time to explore through all the […]

Little Wattlebird
It is not often that I can add a new species of bird to my home list or my district list. Last Thursday was one of those special days, but it nearly eluded my attention.
I had just taken my vehicle in for a service. I declined the offered ride home because I needed the […]

Rainbow Lorikeet
Yesterday afternoon I was taking the washing off the clothesline before the next shower of rain came along. Hanging the washing on the line, or taking it off the line are an excellent birding times. They force one to look skyward.
This time I was not disappointed. A small flock of four Rainbow Lorikeets flew […]