Victorian Twitchathon – Reminder

Hi everyone, Just a gentle reminder – the Birds Australia Victoria Group Twitchathon is on this coming weekend. It is not too late to put a team together and enter! Please visit http://www.birdsaustralia.com.au/the-organisation/vic-twitchathon.html to download the forms so that you can submit your entry. Paul Dodd BA Victorian Twitchathon Coordinator 0419516669 =============================== To unsubscribe from … Read more

Fork Tailed Swifts and Others – Hawks Nest NSW

Hi all after having spent and interesting long weekend at Hawks Nest (NSW mid-North Coast) on our way home today, just as we were leaving Hawks Nest, saw a group of about 30 Fork Tailed Swifts – all flying quite low and the flock well spread out. My first swifts this season, and good to … Read more

Selling binoculars

Greetings all, Just wondering if anyone out there knows if there is anywhere you can sell used binoculars in Melbourne? I have a pair of near-perfect-condition Gerber 7 x 50 roof prisms, about 6-7 years old, that I wish to offload fairly quickly. If anyone has any ideas I would be very grateful! Geoff _____________________________________ … Read more

Final birds of Subantarctic

Good Afternoon Everyone The rest of my photos from my trip to the Subantarctic Islands are now on my website as I will be heading over to Tasmania in a couple of weeks for a weekend pelagic of Eaglehawk then over to Melaleuca hopefully to see the Orange-bellied Parrot before hopping on the Spirit of … Read more

Gluepot update / closure

Hi all, Just a quick note to say that while it’s getting warmer at Gluepot and the prolific plantlife is starting to dry off a little, bird activity is still strong. Scarlet-chested Parrots are still being seen although not as easily as earlier. Flocks of Budgerigars have descended onto the Reserve from the outback and … Read more