Ash Island Fire

Hi, According to the NSW RFS web site there was a 20 Ha grass fire at Ash Island (Newcastle) today. It is now listed as under control. Does anyone know where on the island it was, and whether it was a planned hazard reduction burn or accidental. I was there last week and did not … Read more

Ash Island Fire

Hi, According to the NSW RFS web site there was a 20 Ha grass fire at Ash Island (Newcastle) today. It is now listed as under control. Does anyone know where on the island it was, and whether it was a planned hazard reduction burn or accidental. I was there last week and did not … Read more

Bird Flu

Hi all, If you are feeling a bit hot, with today’s warm weather, here is a way to make your blood run cold, have a listen to the ABC Radio National Health Report story about Bird Flu research. http://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/healthreport/health-report-23-january-2012/3785124 Not only could this lead to the massive loss of wild and domestic birds, that has … Read more

Buff-rumped Thornbill

Been a long day, meant to say Buff-rumped Thornbill not Buff-breasted Regards Geoff Jones Barraimaging =============================== 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 ===============================

Tassie Birds and Rufous Bristlebird

Good Afternoon Everyone Nicked down to Western Treatment Plant last Friday Afternoon to look for Banded Stilts but they were a fair distance off so I took some photos of a lovely Australian Spotted Crake near the bird hide. I stayed with a mate of mine on Friday night and headed down to Point Addis … Read more