Help with Egret ID

G’day birders, I’m having difficulty with an egret that I found out at Glen Helen Gorge, west of Alice Springs, on the weekend. I suspect it is yet another Intermediate Egret that has strayed beyond where the book says it is allowed to go. http://comebirdwatching.blogspot.com/p/id-help.html All advice gratefully received. PS. Red Centre Bird Week kicks … Read more

twitchathon

Hi all Just a quick request for anyone interested in joining Menacing Monarchs as we need a third member to compete this year, as we have had problems finding a babysitter. If you are interested in joining the winning team please get back to me asap, birding level is of no importance. thanks Robert McDonald … Read more

affinis Gull-billed Terns arrival times in Ausat

Hi all My earliest arrivals in Cairns of affinis Gull-billed Terns is 10/10/08. All other arrivals here that I’ve noticed have been later than 23/10 in other years, but still worth keeping a look out for them from about now, I reckon. These later dates may be due to the birds being discovered by me … Read more

Zeiss bin repairs

Hi All. Is there anyone in Australia who can repair Zeiss binoculars? I sent my expensive top of the line 10x42s back to Germany to repair a faulty eyepiece mechanism a year ago. $1200.00 later they sent them back as good as new, having also replaced a slightly scratched lens and cleaned them up a … Read more

RFI Chestnut Rail

Can anyone help me with the best locations to see the chestnut rail around Darwin tomorrrow? Thank you, Fiona =============================== 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 ===============================