A huge thank you to everyone who has responded to my request, I am now armed with a great deal of information about the island. The general consensus from birders is that walking is fine, riding a bike can be great, and hiring a car is wholly unnecessary. I have lots of accommodation recommendations! On … Read more
Hi Chris, I’ve been to Lord Howe Island twice and both times stayed at Waimarie. It has the best view on the island looking out at the spectacular peaks of Mt Gower and Mt Lidgbird apart from the expensive Capella Lodge. You do not need a car as Jim will give you a ride anywhere … Read more
G’day everyone. I’m hoping for some help with a pair of unfamiliar waders that were down at the Alice poo ponds this afternoon, one with an orange leg flag. The picture is here; http://comebirdwatching.blogspot.com/p/id-help.html I’m leaning towards Red Knot for both birds, but I’d just like confirmation from the experts out there that both birds … Read more
Taking the scenic route on the way to work, 2 beaches, Cherry Lake, 2 creeks, 1 river & Westgate Park if I peer very carefully and get the eyes focused just right through all the bridge wire. Regularly seeing 27-33 species a day, until today I would have debated whether Sooty Oystercatcher or Australasian Gannet … Read more
We still have two places left on this trip. Contact Stuart Hull at schull@picknowl.com.au if you would like a great pelagic experience. Cheers, Coli Rogers. =============================== 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 ===============================