Hi all Just a brief note for those interested – Wayne Merritt has seen and photographed an Inland Dotterel at Lake McLarty yesterday (17/11). Inland Dotterels are rare in the greater Perth area. It was not seen today by Mark Newman, who searched at the lake this morning. I’ll try for it tomorrow and so … Read more
Watch the video and read how seven intrepid Aussie birders managed to see Red-billed Tropicbird and all the Lord Howe endemic and speciality birds in just a few hours! Visit Bird-O http://www.bird-o.com. Thanks again to all those who came and particularly to Ian Hutton of Lord Howe Island Nature Tours, Hank Bower with the Lord … Read more
Dear All, This may be of interest to some.I wonder if there will be one next year, very temoting. Cheers, Carl Clifford Begin forwarded message: From: satish pande Date: 18 November 2010 1:30:02 PM To: orientalbirding@yahoogroups.com Subject: [OB] Certificate Course in Basic Ornithology Dear All Please find the announcement of the 7th Certificate Course in … Read more
Hi all, On a trip to the Birdsville track, SA recently I observed a greyish, honeyeater-like bird in a lignum bush that has got me baffled as to what it might be. I have put a set of digiscoped photos on my website: http://www.sabirding.com/ http://picasaweb.google.com/waanders.peter/MysteryBird11Nov2010?feat=directlinkIt was about the size of a White-plumed Honeyeater or perhaps … Read more
Hi all, For those interested, I’ve put Barry’s Ruff sighting on the Bird-O rarities page in Wildiaries. For those not familiar with the Western Treatment Plant you can have a play with the google maps plugin to see where Conservations Ponds 35E and the Borrow Pits are using the zoom buttons and clicking the “hybrid” … Read more