There are several vacancies on the boat trip out of Port MacDonnell, near Mount Gambier, South Australia, on Sunday 28 November. Please contact Colin Rogers at twitchercolin@gmail.com if you are interested. As always, the viability of the trip depends on the weather. The boat is a large cray-fishing vessel with plenty of space for 12 … Read more
Hi Penny, also check here: http://www.carrathool.local-e.nsw.gov.au/tourism/2418.html Click on road conditions. It shows Willandra NP access road currently closed. Note that the link comes up with the current date even though the website date shown above the link is quite old. They close the roads to avoid damage in that area as they are not all … Read more
Monday 22nd Nov, at Myall Lakes NP (mid north coast NSW) about 15 Needletails flying low over the heath between the lakes and the coast. Later that morning, a similar number (may have been the same flock) flying south over Bombah Point as we waited for the ferry. Paul Osborn =============================== To unsubscribe from this … Read more
SYDNEY PELAGIC TRIP REPORT – SATURDAY NOVEMBER 13, 2010 OVERVIEW A private pelagic charter out of Sydney last Monday had produced only one albatross and very few pterodromas and so, with the northerlies still blowing, we surmised that our best chance of a rarity today might be something tropical. For once, a theory voiced prior … Read more
Hi All, Just thought I’d report in to say that there appears to be a definite ‘westerly drift’ of birds in response to the conditions in central and western NSW. The kind folks over the hill in eastern NSW have sent a range of birds our way, with reports of nesting Leaden Flycatchers (first breeding … Read more