Author Archives: Clare M

Pictorella Mannikins-Heteromunia pectoralis-are a very small bird that inhabits the northern part of Australia and likes tall grass! The tendency…

You only have to look back over the past few months of my posts this year to realise that we…

Over the past few months there has been a steady increase in the number of Glossy Ibis around the Broome…

The past few weeks have seen increased activity on Broome’s beaches and this is not just the human activity, but…

The most common member of the Grebe species around Broome is the Australasian Grebe-Tachybaptus novaehollandiae and it has taken advantage of…

Having introduced you to the Masked Woodswallows that have been prevalent around Broome in recent months in last week’s post…

Masked Woodswallows-Artamus personatus– are an Australian bird that is very nomadic and can appear in large flocks like we encountered…

The first time we ever observed an Australian Painted Snipe was on Grant’s birthday in 2011 near Broome and since…

Last month we were driving south from Wiluna towards Lake Miranda when the sky became very threatening late in the…

Last month we returned to a rest area not far from the Fortescue River between Marble Bar and Newman called…