Hi all, I spent a lot of time at Hirds swamp in the early 2000’s when environmental flows were used to fill it, and the nest certainly looks like the White-bellied Sea-eagle’s nest that was well used in that time. The swamp has been dry for a number of years, but this year it filled … Read more
A view form Wales: I think this might be a bit of over dramatisation. In particular LNG terminals can be quite unobtrusive – we have one here in the Pembrokeshire National Park in the Milford Haven Waterway (all protected and environmentally sensitive) and while there are a number of valid objections to it on safety … Read more
see http://www.canberratimes.com.au/news/opinion/editorial/general/goodbye-to-broome-time/2178607.aspx I’m not sure what it would do to Roebuck Bay, but the dynamics of visiting Broome would certainly change. =============================== 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 ===============================
Last weekend, rescuers at two wetlands found 46 more dead birds. That’s 37 game species, shot and left behind, and nine protected species.This includes a large cygnet, the tenth swan found this season on patrols of only 3-4 wetlands. A photo album can be viewed here: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10150258879633125.373312.638123124&l=834304ae6f Thank goodness we’re only two weekends away from … Read more
Just to let everyone know that things are progressing. We finally agreed the Scope of Works for repairs to the house yesterday – it took a long time getting to this point, but now work can start! They tell me that we could be back in occupation at Abberton in September or October. Fingers crossed! … Read more