2012 Birdlife Victoria Twitchathon – social media

Hi everyone, The other day I asked which teams in the 2012 Birdlife Victoria Twitchathon would be using social media – Twitter, Facebook and so on. Currently here’s all I know of: Last year’s winning (and record-breaking) team the Robin Rednecks will be using Twitter. You can follow their progress using Michael Ramsey’s Twitter tag: … Read more

RFI – Wynnum Wader Roost??

Hi all, We will be in the Wynnum area of Brisbane this Sunday around lunch time when the very high tide is in. Is there a reliable roost for the waders anywhere in the vicinity or do most head to the Port of Brisbane roost site. Any ideas would be most appreciated. Not being that … Read more

Birds at the eclipse or for anyone in north Australia

Following on my other messages and those of everyone else. I hope someone compiles these reports and writes it up for publication. Sadly I could not be there as I can’t afford the travel (even for a once or twice in a lifetime, life highlight event). I would be happy to help with this or … Read more

Penguin guides needed

The St Kilda penguin colony numbers around 1300 and is now suffering from its own popularity. Hence the volunteer penguin guide program, administered by Earthcare St Kilda. More guides are needed for the season, which started in October and runs until Easter. If you’ve ever wanted to find out about the life cycle, habits and … Read more

marbled & tawny frogmouths

I have some fresh pictures of Marbled and Tawny Frogmouths taken in the Sunshine Coast area over the past couple of days, where clear differences between the two species can be seen. Pictures here: http://sunshinecoastbirds.blogspot.com.au/ Greg Roberts _____ No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG – www.avg.com Version: 2013.0.2793 / Virus Database: 2629/5891 … Read more