Day: April 11, 2012

Hi all, See below for the trip report from the Hillarys Pelagic trip off Perth earlier this month. The report can also be seen at http://wabirdingblog.blogspot.com.au/2012/04/hillarys-pelagic-trip-report-1-april.html with photos and a map showing locations for most sightings (courtesy of Martin Cake). The map can also be accessed via Google at http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?msid=215224467311212026606.0004bc9df636dfe61b5e8&msa=0&ie=UTF8&t=h&z=10&source=embed Cheers,John Hillarys Pelagic Trip Report … Read more

Hi all. I have just returned from a one week trip to the island. The land birds were quite easy to get with the Lord Howe Woodhens being seen on most days. There were also some Pacific Golden Plover in breeding plumage as well as Bar-tailed Godwits, Double-banded Plovers, Whimbrels and Ruddy Turnstones on the … Read more

Hi all. I have just returned from a one week trip to the island. The land birds were quite easy to get with the Lord Howe Woodhens being seen on most days. There were also some Pacific Golden Plover in breeding plumage as well as Bar-tailed Godwits, Double-banded Plovers, Whimbrels and Ruddy Turnstones on the … Read more

Hi Tim, The other posts didn’t work so I’m resending them. Here they are: Dave Torr: Pizzey notes that it is “nomadic, often far beyond stated limits” Thanks Dave, Who knows, maybe I did see a Western Gerygone as a pure fluke that had wandered afar as Pizzey mentioned. Today I checked my copy of … Read more

Ian May has, in my opinion, made the most helpful contribution to this interesting discussion with his reference to an article by Kenneth C. Parkes in The Auk in 1978. It is a very useful review of the joint problems of capitalization and hyphenation, with a recommended set of “rules”. Many readers may already have … Read more