The redoubtable Phillip Adams talked with three New Orleans environmentalists tonight (actually, in July) about Hurricane Katrina. The hidden, horrible effects of dispersal may be more dangerous than the oil spill itself… http://www.abc.net.au/rn/latenightlive/stories/2010/3075141.htm ============================== To unsubscribe from this mailing list, send the message: unsubscribe (in the body of the message, with no Subject line) to: … Read more
Hi birding-aussers, Some of you may know – especially if you follow us on Twitter or Facebook – Ruth and I have spent this year chasing Tim Dolby’s VicTwitch record. Last year Tim managed to see 345 species in Victoria (excluding pelagic trips). This year Ruth and I have seen 380 species in Victoria (including … Read more
Returning from a trip to Phillip Island on Sunday we encountered a large flock of Black Noddies feeding on bait fish. Sitting on the water in amongst the flock was a Buller’s Shearwater. I can find no mention of this bird being recorded for Norfolk Island in the Margaret Christian’s book “Norfolk Island … the … Read more
Dear all, this comes from Andrew Ley: The “rules” for the formation of the recommended English names for Oz species are clearly laid out in the Supplement to Emu volume 77 of 1977 but published in 1978 “Recommended English Names for Australian Birds”; they are further discussed in Christidis and Boles 1994 and 2008. The … Read more
Here are two birds, that need clarification. 1 — A mutant white cheeked honeyeater. 2 — A Diluted — Galah x SB. Corella. Is this assessment correct. CHEERS —– JOHN. PS. — Where is your website, I don’t see one. =============================== To unsubscribe from this mailing list, send the message: unsubscribe (in the body of … Read more