Hi All, Earlier this month whilst conducting surveys at Ashmore Reef we found a Yellow-browed Warbler, Phylloscopus inornatus, (the first Australian record) and a Pallas?s Grasshopper Warbler, Locustella certhiola, (the second Australian record) on West Island. Other goodies at the reef included a Middendorff?s Warbler and a small flock of naturally occurring Tree Sparrows. At … Read more
Oh no! Please don’t start calling them “Staff”! They will want me to pay them a salary … Of course, they DO deserve that! At the moment they are all much-appreciated volunteers who help run the list – Bill, Paul, Karen and occasionally Ruth and Jan – plus Andrew Taylor at UNSW who set up … Read more
For those who have already dropped me a note and asked about how to obtain this series on aussie parrots you can connect here for information on acquiring a set: http://polytelismedia.wordpress.com/ Also the question about if you can obtain them if you are in the UK or other country (including Aus of course!) is that … Read more
Hello Roly and Robyn, I’m guessing that you use Birding-aus. Deb and I met you on the Portland Roads road at Iron Range in 2009 and together we watched Eclectus Parrots. You mentioned that you live in Yungaburra and that you planned to build some cottages. Well, Deb and I and our bubs are planning … Read more
Just following on from the “Port Stephen’s pelagic that drew a blank with Great shearwater. There was a full day pelagic out from kaikoura (NZ), after one was seen recently,hopefully to find another Great Shearwater. no luck but a good day. We went out twenty miles,much further than the usual trips covering more territory,and also … Read more