I grew up on a Scottish island calling all Stercorariidae ‘Skua’- a fine old Norse name for these equally fine birds. Its also the Scots Gaelic name for the birds. Only later did I hear that those quaint Americans called them ‘jaegers’- an old german name I’m told, although given Germany’s near landlocked nature I’m … Read more
Hi – I don’t think the recent newletter by BirdLife Australia got much coverage: http://birdlife.org.au/documents/APS-snippetsMay12.pdf http://www.birdlife.org.au/projects/painted-snipe-project/volunteering-i n-surveys There was a place to upload records, but I could’nt find it while writing this message. Thanks, Colin Colin Trainor Senior Zoologist ENV Level 1 503 Murray Street Perth WA 6000 Phone: (08) 9214 6100 Mobile: 0427 384 … Read more
Hi Peter, Sorry, I should have said that it doesn’t work with IE or Firefox. It does however work with Safari or Google Chrome. However it relies on “touches” for navigation, and you will have to simulate these with your mouse. *Neil* On 27 July 2012 10:49, Peter Shute wrote: > This site seems to … Read more
This site seems to work well on a Blackberry (9800) too, although I had to use the touch screen to navigate, rather than the trackpad. It should be very handy. My Blackberry has a full screen, I don’t know how well it’s going to work on smaller ones, and ones without touch screens. It doesn’t … Read more
Hello You know how much you enjoy watching birds. But have you thought about sharing that enjoyment with someone new to birding? Now you can with Pledge to Fledge! Pledge to Fledge (P2F) is an international grassroots campaign to introduce friends and acquaintances to pleasure of watching wild birds. It is a terrific opportunity to … Read more