New brochure for non-birdwatchers

Hi all, Many thanks to everyone that has given us such a positive response. Just one problem: I have realised that there is a fault on our (free) website page template. The download icon (which cannot be edited) shows that the file size for page 1 of our brochure is 985742Kb, ie 985 Megabytes! They … Read more

Red-throated_Pipit in Broome W.A

Hi all Just a quick email to say that George Swann of Kimberley Birdwatching discovered a strange Pipit yesterday on one of the town ovals in Broome. It was thought to be a Red-throated but better views were required to clinch the ID The bird returned today and I was able to get a few … Read more

Look it’s not a feral at the cricket!!

Whilst watching the Aussies trying to climb out of their cricketing hole!! Commentaters Bill Lawry and Michael Slater were talking Pigeons (surprise!) and the looming weather, right on cue the camera grabbed a shot of three Yellow-tailed Black Cockatoos flying between the oval and the Cathedral ! Slats asked what are they? Bill had no … Read more

RFI Samoa

Hello , Does anyone on-list have experience of birding in Samoa and particularly of finding Samoan Tooth-billed Pigeon? Any gen on known sites and sightings? Thanks, David =============================== To unsubscribe from this mailing list, send the message: unsubscribe (in the body of the message, with no Subject line) to: birding-aus-request@vicnet.net.au http://birding-aus.org ===============================

Red-throated Pipit at Broome

With the aid of Adrian Boyle, George and Mark Swann are now satisfied that a Pipit that they have been watching for two days on the new sports ground behind Woolworths in Broome is a Red-throated. The three Australian records of this species have been within 2 km of this point. The bird is very … Read more