Swans and the Grand Prix

Something I received from Raoul Mulder who is conducting research on black swans at Albert Park. Melburnian bird watchers may be familiar with the birds with their numbered black & white neck collars. He has specifically requested any birders who see one of these birds over the Grand Prix weekend to report sightings, as they … Read more

Mammal field guide – now Borders Bookshop

Talking of bookshops, I am not sure whether all members of B-A would have heard about the latest from the Borders group of companies. While it has been under administration, any gift vouchers are still being cashed in but you need to spend at least twice the value of voucher before it would be cashed … Read more

Mystery birds on night garden

I always thought they were White-throated Laughingthrush Garrulax albogularis Cheers Dion =============================== 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 ===============================

Calling Ron Gardner, Brisbane, Qld

Hi Trying to contact Ron Gardner of Anstead, Brisbane fame!! Pls respond – sorry I don’t have your email address…. Hopefully! Colin Brisbane (or ph if you prefer – 0412 522 962)

Thomas & Thomas guides – for the world birder.

Hi, I’d like to echo the sentiments of Rob Morris, Mick and others. Putting together books like this is an extraordinary feat. It’s taken years of production. Some failures to map sites correctly could come down to author error. In other cases, it’s due to lack of advice from Australian birders … in at least … Read more