Does anyone know what is going on at Barren Grounds, it has been closed for over a month now, we were told that because of track works the park had to be closed and that it would reopened at the end of June. It’s funny that parks will remain open if someone is shooting in … Read more
I’m still trying to get through the new IOC list and in particular sort out the sub-species, to be honest I am actually enjoying figuring out what sub-species I have seen (wish I had taken more notes in the past though on some of the more common species I have seen;-( I have noticed that … Read more
Hi folks, I have been trying to get my world list in order, in line with the new IOC 3.1 list. To this end I have been working on an excel spreadsheet using the online IOC 3.1 excel template which includes drop down menus for all currently accepted sub-species. I have designed it to work out … Read more
Recently went on a week long family trip to western NSW, with three nights at Kinchega NP, two at White Cliffs and 2 at Broken Hill. Travelling with three kids (and the in-laws) reduced some bird-watching time but did get some time alone, and ended up seeing some good birds. 114 species record and the … Read more
As you may be aware I have recently been assisting Jason Wimmer on his Acoustic Sensoring study http://www.mquter.qut.edu.au/Sensor/Default.aspx at the Queensland University of Technology (QUT), He recently made a request from a number of birders (including myself) that they trialled some new software for analysing bird-sound and I mentioned that there were probably plenty of … Read more