Blog • Gone Birding

Coastal trips on the Mid-North Coast of NSW

by Garry | Oct 30, 2019 | Birdwatching

Brown Cuckoo-Dove (photo by Gail Bryant)
Over a 6/7 week period we explored the coastal towns between Red Rock and South West Rocks. Quite a few interesting clips and photos were captured.

Northern NSW Birdlife Campout

by Garry | Sep 30, 2019 | Birdwatching

Brahminy Kite (photo by Gail Bryant)
Early this month we travelled to South West Rocks for the annual Northern NSW Birdlife Spring Campout. It was nice to catch up with some familiar faces and about 160 species of birds for the weekend.

Brown Gerygone Finally Ticked

by Garry | Aug 30, 2019 | Australian birds, Birdwatching

Brown Gerygone (photo by Gail Bryant)

What a difficult bird the Brown Gerygone is to video. By the time you find it in the viewfinder and the camera focuses, the bird has flown.

An Easy One

by Garry | Jul 23, 2019 | Australian birds, Birdwatching

Purple-backed Fairy-Wren (photo by Gail Bryant)

It is not uncommon for ornithologists to change the name of a species.

Finally the Rose Robin is Ticked

by Garry | Jun 30, 2019 | Australian birds, Birdwatching

Rose Robin (photo by Gail Bryant)

I may have missed the Rose Robin last month but we both caught up with them this month.

Sri Lankan Trip Abandoned

by Garry | May 30, 2019 | Australian birds, Birdwatching

Mangrove Honeyeater (photo by Gail Bryant)

In May we had planned to travel, with some local cricketers, to Sri Lanka.

2nd New Bird For 2019

by Garry | Mar 14, 2019 | Australian birds, Birdwatching

Little Grassbird (photo by Gail Bryant)

I had almost given up hope of ever taking useful video of Little Grassbird.

First New Bird for 2019

by Garry | Jan 11, 2019 | Australian birds, Birdwatching

Ground Cuckoo-Shrike (photo by Gail Bryant)

Last week we had to travel to Goondiwindi for the weekend. With a little help from a friend we were able to find, video and photograph the last Cuckoo-Shrike we needed.