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2019 August Grey fantail sighting

2019 August Grey fantail sighting

By: Ian Hutton|October 23, 2019

2019 August 11 Ian McCallan spotted this Grey fantail in Stevens Reserve; and it stayed in the area for several weeks before disappearing. This was the first record for Lord […]

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New LHI bird sighting – a pair of Shovellers

New LHI bird sighting – a pair of Shovellers

By: Ian Hutton|September 12, 2019

2019 September 12 Harvey Perkins from Canberra spotted a pair of Shovellers in the Lagoon – this is the first record for Lord Howe Island.

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Great cormorant visits

Great cormorant visits

By: Ian Hutton|November 3, 2018

Every few years cormorants visit Lord howe Island. Spotted this week this juvenile Great cormorant on the rocks near the jetty

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Little shearwaters fledging

Little shearwaters fledging

By: Ian Hutton|November 3, 2018

October and November the Little shearwaters are fledging and we sometimes spot them at sea having  rest on the water. This one out near Balls Pyramid.

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Horsfields bronze cuckoo

By: Ian Hutton|October 5, 2017

18 September a Horsfields bronze cuckoo was seen around the airport terminal area feeding on ants in the short grass. Only the second record of this bird on Lord Howe […]

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Brown wood lark -a new bird record

By: Ian Hutton|September 15, 2017

On 9th September Mark Ley of Woodford NSW spotted a Brown songlark at the Old Settlement paddock – this is the first record of this bird for Lord Howe Island […]

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Bird Week – March 2016

Bird Week – March 2016

By: Ian Hutton|April 3, 2016

In March 2016, nine people joined up to explore the bird life of Lord Howe Island. We walked along Malabar Ridge for observing Red-tailed tropicbirds, Mount Eliza for magnificent views, […]

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Bird Week – November 2015

Bird Week – November 2015

By: Ian Hutton|November 4, 2015

Fourteen participants flew into the island to sunny weather and looking forward to a week learning about the island birds. November is the peak time for our seabirds and everyone […]

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Flesh Footed Shearwater Research – October 2015

Flesh Footed Shearwater Research – October 2015

By: Ian Hutton|October 24, 2015

This week with Jennifer and Andrew Lavers and Alice Forrest was to try and retrieve TLD loggers deployed in October 2014. These are devices to record any trace radioactivity the […]

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Bird Week – March 2015

Bird Week – March 2015

By: Ian Hutton|March 4, 2015

A week-long special tour for a group from the Queensland Field Naturalists Club. This club has members interested in anything and everything. So it was a busy week exploring all […]

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