Thankyou very much to everyone who replied with hints and directions. I’m hopeful I’ll find a bird (or two) now! Here’s hoping they’re still around in early December Cheers Grace Lewis On Nov 10, 7:40 pm, John Tongue wrote: > Hi Grace, > We’ve not been there for some time, but I’m sure people reported them … Read more
Hi all I recently returned from a whirlwind trip through the Channel Country and Gulf of Carpentaria during which I covered 2000km in 8 days (excl flights from Bris-Mt Isa). The second-last day spent at Lawn Hill Gorge was one of the best birding days I’ve ever had. The weather was mercifully mild and I … Read more
Thank you to all those people who replied re my request for information re obtaining a new rubber surround for the eyepiece for my Kowa telescope. Today I received a new one courtesy of Don from Bintel. Its an all purpose one but fits just as well as the original, Its great to know that … Read more
Greetings all, Currently Glenda and I are on the escarpment at Eungella shrouded in cloud and stuck in our van by drizzling rain. We’ve just completed week 10 of our 12 month challenge to photograph the most bird species in Australia. Currently I’ve photographed 282 species and sighted 321 which means 39 wouldn’t sit still. … Read more
Hi All, After reading of the the reported Koel at Victoria Bridge, Richmond, I poped down there yesterday and heard a Koel calling (I recognised the call after hearing and seeing it in Newcastle) for around ten minutes. I didn’t have the time to look further but it was on the East side of the … Read more