G’day all, The gate has been unpadlocked as of this morning. The dogs are all gone and the ponds are again safe for birdwatchers. For anyone heading to Alice the Field Nats are having a wader count at the ponds on Saturday morning at 7am. We’re hoping that some waders will hang around a few … Read more
Hi Some Australian birders visit Nusa Tenggara and the Lesser Sundas, including Timor-Leste, and also see and/or have an interest in snakes seen during their travels. Ruud de Lang has just had “Snakes of the Lesser Sundas” [Lombok to Timor and Wetar] published. This included many photographs of snakes and habitats from oriental birders. … Read more
Dear all For any thinking of visiting Gloucester Tops, section of Barrington Tops National Park accessed by Bucketts Way and Gloucester, should know that the track after the NP camping area is closed to 2WD vehicles – only 4WD to the Tops. We are still having more rain in Gloucester, and it is possible the … Read more
Further to David James posting yesterday indicating that Saturday’s pelagic trip might have to be cancelled due to lack of numbers, I can confirm that the trip IS definitely going out, that the weather forecast is great, and that the shearwaters may or may not be Great! If you want to come along, please call … Read more
Hi, For those who might be interested in arts, dance, music and birds, there’s an amazing evening planned next Tuesday at the Australian Museum in Sydney. Please let me know if you plan to go as we’d love to hear from you, especially if you’d like to review the night. http://bird-o.com/2011/04/05/birds-of-a-fashion/ On a lighter note, … Read more