Central asia

I am off to Turkey and Arctic Russia later this year and plan to tag onto this a birding trip of about 16 days to either Kazakhstan or Kyrgyzstan – either at the beginning (second half of July) or the end (second half of August) of my sojourn. If I opt for Kyrgyzstan, I will … Read more

[canberrabirds] The ominous rise of amateur ornithology

It is amusing to follow the link to the original article to read people’s comments on it. They range from reasonably positive to “terrible” and “egregiously bad” . Martin On Mon, Jan 31, 2011 at 11:46 AM, Tony Lawson wrote: > By Nathan HellerPosted Friday, Jan. 14, 2011, at 2:07 PM ET > > http://www.slate.com/id/2280958/For … Read more

HOODED PLOVERS

24-1-11 HOT MORNING ON EMU BAY BEACH BUT HOODED PLOVERS OUT & ABOUT 21 IN ALL INCLUDING 3 CHICKS HATCHED LAST NIGHT PLUS 2 CHICKS HATCHED ON AUST. DAY .ARE THERE ANY RECORDS OF LATE HATCHINGS ON OTHER BEACHES. EMU BAY IS ON KANGAROO ISLAND S.A. ============================== To unsubscribe from this mailing list, send the … Read more

The ominous rise of amateur ornithology

By Nathan HellerPosted Friday, Jan. 14, 2011, at 2:07 PM ET For a few days this month, America became a nation of bird-watchers. More than 3,000 dead black birds started raining from the sky shortly before the new year broke in Beebe, Ark., prompting widespread concern about ecological disaster, government conspiracy, and the Rapture. This … Read more

Plains Wanderer at WTP and northern Vic populations

With the sprawling flood waters in Northern Victoria, i wondered about the affect they’d be having on Plains Wanderer populations in Northern Victoria/Southern NSW. Is anyone able to report on this? Has the Terrick grassplains been innudated with water? How about other areas such as around Deniliquin? I assume this plains wanderer sighting at the … Read more