On Mon, 22 Oct 2001, John Clifton-Everest wrote:
> What is a good, portable field-guide of Australian
> (or just NSW) reptiles? My son is developing a keen interest in them,
> which I should like to encourage.
Around Sydney, "Frogs and Reptiles of the Sydney Region" by Ken Griffiths -
is more convenient and much more portable than Cogger.
On the subject of urban birds, I went for an early Saturday morning
run around Iron Cove. Passing in front of the Callan Park Hospital,
I heard intense calling by Noisy Miners. In Casurina's just in from
the harbourfront I found a Boobook being mobbed by 20+ Noisy Miners.
It looked large for a Boobook so I spent several minutes (without
binoculars and poor lighting) trying to turn it into a Barking Owl.
First time I've seen a Boobook in inner Sydney.
Andrew Taylor
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