Anyone have any tips on places to see the Tongan Whistler on Vava’u, Tonga? I have unexpectedly been asked to conduct a flying visit to Tonga next week, including Vava’u, but I will only be on the island for 1-2 days at most & will be working, so it needs to be a fairly accessible … Read more
Hi All, Our Marathon Grasswren trip through the arid interior is complete, with many memorable highlights to report. We succeeded in our primary aim of seeing all nine targeted Grasswren species, and additional Short-tailed race pedleri, and managed to see many other arid specialists, including Grey Falcon, Letter-winged Kite (17 at one location!), Plains Wanderer, … Read more
Thanks to those on Birding-Aus who responded to my enquiry. I did quite a bit of additional research and ended up of the view that the latest Olympus LS-3 Linear PCM Recorder looked pretty good (actually recommended for nature recording, eg birdsong). $299 from the local Olympus distributor, $229 on the Web (locally). Called in … Read more