Hi all, In this week’s Weekly Times, Wed 14th, the front page reads “Plains Blunderer- Lock-it-and-leave policy debunked as sheep graze a national park to save the Plains Wanderer ” The article opens the lid on the fact that since the acquisition of more than 11,000 ha of farmland in Northern Victoria by federal and … Read more
Sincere apologies for giving offense, both in general and to you specifically. You’ve been a help to me on various email lists over the years on several occasions. My father’s Asperger’s so I’m very well acquainted with at least one such person and that doubtlessly colours my impressions of the condition in general. Apologies again … Read more
Hey all, We had a great day on sunday on the Port Stephens pelagic. Highlights were a Cooks Petrel, 6 Black Petrels, 6 Long-tailed Jaegers, a Sooty Tern and large numbers of Sooty Shearwaters. A report will soon follow. Something we havent seen before were the large numbers of Sooty Shearwaters at the shelf. On … Read more
Well the Birdlife Victoria Twitchathon is officially over for another year and an interesting event it was for all participants I think. In the 8-hour, champagne event we had four teams: The Lemon-bellied Honeyeaters, comprising Dirk Tomsa, Wulan Dirgantoro and Charlotte Setijadi – together with Dirk and Wulan’s baby daughter, Hannah. I think Hannah is … Read more
Could anyone with local knowledge help me with good birding sites in the Yarra Valley? I’m heading to Yering and wondered about places on the Melba Highway, Christmas Hills or anywhere between Yarra Glen and Healesville. Or should I just go to Kinglake NP? Much appreciated. =============================== To unsubscribe from this mailing list, send the … Read more