Australia’s “ghost bird” has reappeared.

Tuesday 27th January 2026

Australia’s “ghost bird” has reappeared. For decades it was almost a myth, and now there is …

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Jonathan Downes
Cryptozoologist, naturalist, musician, singer, composer, poet, novelist and Director of the Centre for Fortean Zoology since 1992. Jon was born in Portsmouth in 1959 and spent his infancy in Nigeria and his childhood in Hong Kong. His wife Corinna died of cancer in 2020, leaving him with two stepdaughters and an eleven year old granddaughter called Evelyn.