Gannets off Hampton Beach

Hey all I have been seeing immature gannets off Port Melbourne too. On one day last week there were at least 100 gannets a fair way off shore, including some very dark young birds but I couldn’t see details. I have seen a few brown and white immatures close to shore too. Great to see! … Read more

Seabirds off Hampton Beach, VIC

G’day everyone, I’m in Alice Springs, but I just got off the phone with Mum and Dad who went down to check on the congregation of seabirds off Hampton Beach, reported on Birdline Vic by Sean Dooley a couple of days back. The olds aren’t exactly hardcore birders but they were very impressed by the … Read more

Errata – Daintree boat tours

For anyone who missed Peter’s correction, I did supply the wrong website in my earlier email: it’s www.daintreerivertours.com.au Apologies to Murray, and thanks to Peter, Andrew On 26/07/2012, at 8:47 AM, Peter Valentine wrote: > Wrong website Andrew. Try this one: > > http://daintreerivertours.com.au/ > > Peter > > > On 26/07/2012, at 1:37 AM, … Read more

ebird?? BirdLog, MBO bird recording software…

Hi Folks, Again, I have been using “My Birding Observations” ($2.99) on my iPhone here and overseas for over a year now and it works treat!! It uploads in simple text, eBird and Eremaea format. It automatically adjusts and supports IOC, eBird and BOU taxonomy. It stores your life list and lets you know when … Read more

RFI White-throated Grasswren

I’m heading up to Darwin mid-August and I am going to try my second attempt for the Grasswren. When I visited in September 2010 I had no luck at the top of Gunlom falls and a radius of a couple of hundred meters around it. I understand that fire has made this area unsuitable for … Read more