Hoopoe still present at Roebuck Roadhouse near Broome

Hi All, The Hoopoe was seen well by at least 12 observers on Saturday (18th Nov) in the mid-morning. It was also present at about 3pm happily feeding on the roadside lawn out the front of the caravan park. Adrian Boyle saw it again today (Sun 19th Nov) at around 1pm on the same lawn … Read more

Why I hate cats. The death of a Buff-banded Rail

Hi Bob, Come now……… What is the story? The bird is no longer there. It arrived (from somewhere else) a few months ago. It could have just left. There is nothing strange about a bird leaving. It could have been taken by any number of possible predators. Yes if the BBR was killed by something, … Read more

RFI Sydney Pelagics

Hello all, Gavin and I will be in Sydney next weekend (26th/27th). Is there a pelagic on either of those days? Thanks in advance. Judith Judith Hoyle Brisbane, QLD 0437549301 =============================== 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 ===============================

(no subject) was Balangara

Hi all, I believe the Balangara thread has already gone on too long, and now list member Mark Young has stirred it up to silly levels by making some statements that are alarmist and others that are simply wrong (see below). The emails are from Mark Pearce at Balangara. He does exist and has communicated … Read more