What birds are worth reporting

["Jack and Andrea Holland" <>]

Thanks Con, yes indeed, in particular the two species affected by the fires 
in the Brindabellas, and the two summer migrants which have been relatively 
scarce in recent years and which you're very likely to most often see when 
you're not actually surveying as they migrate northwards during late 
summer/early autumn.
The boobook too is underreported in general surveys, with in my view the far 
higher numbers of GBS records being for birds calling during the night when 
members are in bed rather than out surveying (Martin has just confirmed 
this!).  Checking the ABR I was surprised to see the Tawny Frogmouth 
outnumbering the boobook by 3:1 in general records, but is much lower in the 
GBS, possibly because it doesn't tend to call as much (and/or that it tends 
to be softer and not wake people up?).
Jack Holland