During 23 monthly pelagic cruises off Wollongong, Silver Gulls Larus novaehollandiae comprised about 90 per cent of 11 483 larids counted and were the most dominant scavengers. Gulls were mainly inshore whereas terns were mostly offshore and pelagic. Five tern species were seen irregularly. Crested Terns were consistently more pelagic than neritic while not breeding […]
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Recovery Round-up: Volume 15 – Issue 3
Posted: 15/08/2021Book Review: Australian Waterbirds – A Field Guide
Posted: 15/08/2021Literature Review: Volume 15 – Issue 3
Posted: 15/08/2021LAUGHING KOOKABURRA ROBS BELL MINER NEST
Posted: 15/08/2021OBSERVATIONS ON THE BIOLOGY OF THE WHITE-FACED HERON Ardea novaehollandiae
Posted: 15/08/2021The White-faced Heron Ardea novaehollandiae is not an uncommon species in the Hunter Valley, NSW. occurring individually or in small groups (two to five), with larger flocks in wet pasture after rain or flood. Its morphology is described and compared with those of egrets, and variations in the grey plumage pattern reported. Nests observed have […]
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Posted: 15/08/2021BREEDING OF MANED DUCK AND OTHER WATERBIRDS ON EPHEMERAL WETLANDS IN NORTH-WESTERN NEW SOUTH WALES
Posted: 15/08/2021Ephemeral wetlands on Nocoleche Nature Reserve in north-western New South Wales flooded and dried three times between October 1985 and October 1988. Forty-nine species of waterbirds used the wetlands. Maned Ducks and Grey Teal bred in each of these flooding events, and laid at all times of the year except late summer. Other waterbirds, including […]
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