Mike, first sighting for the season, about 50 WTNTs above Helensburgh (NSW), they were soaring at about 30-100m at a guess and circled the area for about 10 minutes. before heading off to the north. Weather was fine, cool (~22°C) with rolling scattered cumulus, likely formed by uplift due to the escarpment. regards, Chris Ross … Read more
Thanks all. Both species, along with 4 others were in the same bush. Wayne Ellis Glasshouse Kinesiology 0407 742 110 enyaw007@yahoo.com.au glaskin@ozemail.com.au Sent from my iPhone =============================== 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 ===============================
AirAsia is soon to start flying out of Sydney. Those who may be interested in a birding jaunt to Asia in the next few months should check out their web site. They have promotional fares from AUD 99 Sydney to Kuala Lumpur and AUD 149 to places such as Bangkok and Saigon. We probably won’t … Read more
Just before Christmas there was discussion about USA shops not accepting orders for binoculars from Australia. I was interested as I was unable to find a local supplier for what I wanted. Today I received my order from a New York supplier who specializes in shipping to Australia, cheaper than Hong Kong, a week from … Read more
Banyule Flats Swamp (Heidelberg, Vic.)is at present quite deep. It is frequented by cormorants, European Coots and assorted ducks, chiefly Hardheads, which feed by diving. On Sunday afternoon I noticed two Hoary-headed Grebes swimming separately at the north end of the swamp. Each seemed to be following a Hardhead. As the Hardhead surfaced, a grebe … Read more