BA-Vic Group Pelagic off Portland, Victoria, Sunday 6 November 2011 Participants: , Scott Baker, Tim Bawden, Bob Dawson, Paul Dodd, Rebecca Lester, Rosemary Lester, John McRae, Ray Schultz, Patrick Scully, Brett Whitfield, Ruth Woodrow, Chris Lester (organiser). Crew: Shannon and Peter. Activity: Departed Portland harbour aboard the Southern Pride boat at 07.05 passing Lawrence Rocks … Read more
Despite several people searching for the Hoopoe again this morning it was still not on view up until I left at approx 10am. Im unsure if its been seen since I left this morning but with the regular haunts checked well over the past few days it does look like the bird has moved on. … Read more
Hi all. Eight keen birders plus crew visited Pelsaert Island in the southern Abrolhos group off Geraldton on Wednesday 9 November and yes we did see Lesser Noddys and we were very fortunate to have Dr Chris Sulman aboard who is the expert on these birds. It was difficult to locate a boat because most … Read more
Hi Birders, In Melbourne for two days, I’m hoping to catch up with the Freckled Duck reportedly seen at Blackburn Lake on Tuesday 15th Nov. Have there been any sightings since? Any info gratefully received. Cheers,Sue Romane =============================== To unsubscribe from this mailing list, send the message: unsubscribe (in the body of the message, with … Read more
On Behalf of Eleanor & Albert Wright 15/11/2011.. After much nashing of teeth we took the plunge and headed off to Broome to twitch the Eurasian Hoopoe. The redeye from Melbourne to Perth followed by a two hour stop over at Perth before heading to Broome was tedious. followed by the baggage collection and car … Read more