We are a couple short of the numbers for our planned pelagic off Mooloolaba, on the Sunshine Coast, on Saturday March 31. Cost $120. Please let me know if interested. It could be interesting out there after the prolonged period of unsettled weather and strong easterlies that we’ve had. I had a possible Long-tailed Jaeger … Read more
As my partner is the local wildlife carer here in Weipa, I was handed a very tired young Arctic Jaeger today, found at a nearby building site. We have had some bad monsoonal weather of late which we assume is the cause of this unusual bird arriving here. It provided some id issues as it … Read more
Some more thoughts about this. It is interesting to note that this system appears to be well used in USA. I think this four letter system is a good one, or would be, if it was used consistently. To do so is not actually difficult. Where the rules used create the occasional clash, then a … Read more
Hi Martin, (…following Alan Richard’s reply with some overlap and some differences….) Sorry I don’t have a file to send you. I don’t know of the national system you refer to. However, I have used a four-letter acronym code for Australian birds for about 25 years. When I was in North America … Read more