Each year around the end of August we eagerly await the return of the Oriental Plovers. We usually have our first encounter with them...

This year, like every year, the Pied Oystercatchers have not given up on trying to successfully breed along our coast here in Broome. The...

Although we have not had a lot of rain recently there has been enough to turn the dry dusty landscape into a lush green...

After spending Christmas Day birding around Broome and observing 92 species we spent the week making a mental note of what bird species were...

Finally the weather has changed! For months and months we have had to wait patiently for rain. All of the ephemeral lakes have been...

Penguins! Penguins here! <pause> Do I have your attention now? There are few bird names that will elicit great big smiles and Penguin is...

One of the more common shorebirds along Broome’s beaches is the Curlew Sandpiper-Calidris ferruginea. They are often found in large mixed flocks and many...

Last week I said we were “cautiously optimistic” about the Pied Oystercatcher chick at Gantheaume Point surviving. Well, another week has gone by and...