Painted Honeyeater in Vic??

Hi All, heading up through the Vic Mallee and across to Gluepot next week, and keen to look for Painted Honeyeater on the way. I noticed the Birdata website has a cluster of dots for this species at Mt Korong Scenic reserve, near Wedderburn. Would locals recommend this as the most likely spot for this … Read more

Curlew Sandpiper at Alice Springs Sewage Ponds

G’day Birders. Just a quick heads up that Barb Gilfedder spotted a Curlew Sandpiper at the poo ponds in Alice this morning. I got a few reasonable photos of the bird and it seems to still have remains of breeding plumage. http://comebirdwatching.blogspot.com/2011/09/happy-birthday-mum-curlew-sandpiper-at.html Cheers, Chris Watson Alice Springs =============================== To unsubscribe from this mailing list, send … Read more

Sea Eagles Take Children or so the Gamekeepers Say

Dear all, I post this without comment, lest I be thrown off the list. Carl Clifford http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-highlands-islands-14762183 =============================== 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 ===============================

Supporting conservation in Malta

From a post on Bird Forum, some advice on ways the global birding community can assist in stopping hunting in Malta: The local Bedfordshire Bird Club magazine at http:// www.bedsbirdclub.org.uk/ has an interesting account in the July edition of the Hobby which can be viewed (follow link on left menu). See article on page 6 … Read more