Filewood L.W. (1971). A New Guinea Jungle Banding Station. The Australian Bird Bander 9:3-7

An outline of early New Guinea banding work is presented and details of banding station operation are given. Some of the results of regular banding in recent years, based on early experimental banding, are set out; a summary of results for species banded is tabulated.

Reilly P.N. and Balmford P. (1971). Penguin Study Group : Second Report.  The Australian Bird Bander 9:8-10

The Penguin Study Group (VORG) is continuing its study of the Little Penguin Eudyptula minor on Phillip Island, Victoria. This report covers the period 1 July 1969 to 30 June 1970 and refers to the Study Area unless stated otherwise. As most of the birds handled had been banded in the previous twelve months, it is possible to make some comparisons between two consecutive seasons. Work continued on a regular weekly basis along the lines described in our previous report (Reilly and bamford, 1969).

Disney H.J. de S. and Lane S.G. (1971). Moult, Plumage and Banding of the Regent Bower-bird.  The Australian Bird Bander 9:11-13

Information is given of the number of Regent Bower-birds Sericulus chrysocephalus banded, and of the "oldest" for the species. Plumage moult and colour of the soft parts are discussed. Not only immature males but some females have yellow feathers on the nape and crown or eyes partly yellow and bills paling. The adult male probably takes about five years to achieve full adult plumage.

Disney H.J. de S. (1971). Bird in the Hand : Regent Bower-bird Sericulus chrysocephalus.  The Australian Bird Bander 9:14-15

Lane S.G. (1971). New South Wales Albatross Study Group : 1970 Season. The Australian Bird Bander 9:16

Details of the 1969 Albatross banding off the coast of New South Wales were given in Volume 7, No 4, p.81-83. The results of the 1970 season are briefly outlined in the following notes. The total number od Wandering Albatrosses Diomedea exulans banded by the new South Wales Albatross study Group is now 2,833 (Bellambi/Austinmer 1,639 and Malabar 1,194)

Horey G.M. and Wilson S.J. (1971). A Banding Project in the Brindabella Ranges, Australian Capital Territory.  The Australian Bird Bander 9:27-33

The establishment of a banding project in the brindabella ranges, ACT and the methods used during more than nine years of continuous banding activity in one area are recounted. Banding and recording methods are detailed and a summary of the species banded is given. Future papers will deal with the analysis of the figures for individual species.

Green R.H. (1971). Nesting Habits of the Yellow-tipped Pardalote. The Australian Bird Bander 9:34-35

Yellow-tipped Pardalotes Pardalotus striatus have been banded at a breeding colony at Kelso, Tasmania for seven successive seasons and the results have indicated a strong tendency for the birds to return to the same nesting area. Four birds have been retrapped after five years, and one after six years.

Bowker G.M. (1971). The Effect of Moonlight on Short-tailed Shearwaters at a Breeding Island.  The Australian Bird Bander 9:36

For over ten years I have banded Short-tailed Shearwaters Puffinus tenuirostris on Griffiths Island off Port Fairy, Victoria. These notes record the effect of bright moonlight on the adults when returning to feed chicks in the burrows.

Disney H.J. de S. (1971). Bird in the Hand: Grey Shrike-thrush Colluricincla harmonica.  The Australian Bird Bander 9:38-40

Robertson J.S. (1971). South-east Queensland - Aspects of the Co-operative Silvereye Project.  The Australian Bird Bander 9:51-55

A progress analysis is made of the records obtained from the banding of 2,250 Eastern Silvereyes Zosterops lateralis in south-east Queensland between July 1963 and May 1971. The area is briefly described and details of plumages recorded during the study are given. The analysis is a valuable contribution to the overall stusy of this species.

Carruthers R.K.  (1971). The Peaceful Dove and the Diamond Dove at Mount Isa.  The Australian Bird Bander 9:56-59

The Peaceful Dove Geopelia placida and the Diamond Dove G. cuneata are both relatively common in the Mount Isa district (Queensland) and some 600 of the former and 1,200 of the latter species have been banded by the Mt Isa Banding Group in the area since May 1963. Banding results have highlighted differences in behaviour of the two species. The results are presented in this paper together with comments also on the observed and indicated differences in behaviour.

Carins M.  (1971). Sick and Injured Birds.  The Australian Bird Bander 9:60-61

Banders will almost certainly encounter sick and injured birds at some time or another and if attempted, treatment may be successful in some cases. But sick,  injured or rehabilitated birds should never be banded without the prior approval of the Secretary of the Banding Scheme; in the event, any recovery will be of doubtful value unless complete details of the pre-release circumstances are available.

Gibson J.D.  (1971). Follow the Band!: Wandering Albatross 140-25258. The Australian Bird Bander 9:62-63

Some Wandering Albatrosses Diomedea exulans are more durable than some bands; therefore we follow here the bird, and not strictly the band.  Some Wanderers have longer histories, others have had more exciting adventures than the one recorded here, but this one is no mean traveller and the story rests on data from two separate banding schemes a hemisphere apart. Acknowledgement is made of the work of Dr W.L.N.Tickell on the biology of D. exulans carried out on South Georgia. The map shows the locations mentioned and the known breeding islands.

Swanson N.M.  (1971). Moult in the Eastern Silvereye. The Australian Bird Bander 9:75-80

This analysis of the results of a moult study of free-flying Eastern Silvereyes Zosterops lateralis is a valuable contribution to the subject. It involved over 500 moult records.

Lane S.G. and Battam  H. (1971). Silvereye Movement in Eastern Australia.  The Australian Bird Bander 9:80-82

Numerous recoveries have indicated the extent of movement by Eastern Silvereyes Zosterops lateralis but little has been recorded of the manner of such movement. Observations on this latter aspect are set out, and for comparison, some instances of movement by small passerines overseas are discussed.

Mills J.A. (1971). The Reliability of Sight Recoveries of Banded Red-billed Gulls.  The Australian Bird Bander 9:83-84

Tests were carried out to assess the reliability of reading band numbers of Red-billed Gulls Larus novaehollandiae scopulinus using field glasses. Most Red-billed Gulls can be baited to within 20 feet. At distances of 10 and 15 feet only 1.7% of the bands were misread, but at 20 feet the number of mistakes increased significantly to 5%.  The total number of mistakes made up to 20 feet was only 2.2% higher than the number of mistakes made when reading the band of a captured bird. Sight records are therefore considered to constitute a reliable source of recovery data.

Bell  H.L. (1971). Sedentary Status of Some New Guinea Jungle Birds.  The Australian Bird Bander 9:85

Winston Filewood (1971) has shown in his recent paper that some New Guinea jungle birds may be very sedentary. The following observations further substantiate his findings and indicate that there are strong grounds for believing that their longevity may be greater than the prevalence of predators would seem to permit.

Johnstone G.W. (1971). Bird in the Hand: Giant Petrels.  The Australian Bird Bander 9:86-87

This is a guide to distinguishing between the Giant (Southern) Petrel Macronectes Giganteus and the Giant (Northern) Petrel M. halli which occur around the southern coasts of Australia. Notes on sexing and ageing are included for each species.

Morris A.K. (1971). Flock Constancy with Striated Thornbills. The Australian Bird Bander 9:88

S.J.Wilson (1965) recorded constancy in flocks of Striated Thornbills Acanthiza lineata at his banding site at Lees Creek Road, Brindabella ranges, ACT and requested details from banders having similar experiences. He caught a flock of 12 Striated Thornbills on 2 january 1965, including 5 which had been banded together at the same place on 3 November 1962.